Chicken & Meat
Rawon Surabaya (Surabaya Black Beef Soup)
Prep
20 min
Cook
120 min
Servings
4
Level
Medium
Rawon is a classic dish from Surabaya featuring a rich, savory black broth made from kluwek (black nut). The beef is tender and the broth is packed with spices. It's served with short bean sprouts, salted egg, and chili sauce.
🧂 Ingredients
🍽️ Servings: 4
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- 500g beef brisket, cut into 3cm pieces
- 6 pieces kluwek (black nut), flesh scooped out
- 1.5 liters water
- 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
- 3 leaves kaffir lime leaves
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 3cm galangal, bruised
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 8 Spice paste: shallots
- 5 cloves garlic
- 3 pieces red chilies
- 2-inch piece turmeric
- 2-inch piece ginger
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp salt
- to taste To serve: short bean sprouts
- to taste salted egg
- to taste sambal terasi (shrimp paste chili sauce)
- to taste steamed white rice
- to taste kerupuk (Indonesian crackers)
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👩🍳 Instructions
- 1 Boil the beef in boiling water, then discard the first batch of cooking water (blanching).
- 2 Add fresh water (1.5 liters) and boil the beef again over medium heat.
- 3 Sauté the spice paste until fragrant and fully cooked.
- 4 Add the kluwek flesh to the sautéed spices, stirring until well combined.
- 5 Pour the sautéed spice mixture into the simmering beef broth.
- 6 Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves, and galangal.
- 7 Cook over low heat for 1.5-2 hours until the beef is tender.
- 8 Adjust the seasoning with salt.
- 9 Serve the rawon broth with the beef in a bowl.
- 10 Add short bean sprouts, sliced salted egg, and steamed white rice.
- 11 Finish with sambal terasi (shrimp paste chili sauce) and kerupuk (Indonesian crackers).
💡 Tips
• Choose good-quality kluwek — the flesh should be deep black and fragrant.
• Blanching the beef at the start helps keep the broth clear.
• Low heat and patience are the keys to a delicious rawon.
📊 Nutrition Facts / serving
380
Calories (kcal)
30 g
Protein
22 g
Fat
12 g
Carbs
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