Thick and Delicious Beef Soto Recipe

Dream - Do you like eating soto? This traditional food comes in various types ranging from soto betawi, soto bogor, soto tangkar to beef soto.

This time, Dream will share a simple and delicious beef soto recipe. Let's take a look at how to make it, as quoted from Diadona.

Ingredients:

Ingredients and How to Make:

Ground Spices Mixture:

• 4 cm galangal, bruised
• 4 stalks lemongrass
• 7 bay leaves
• 1 sheet turmeric leaf, tied in a knot
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 cm cinnamon

Complementary Ingredients:

• Emping
• Fried shallots
• Finely sliced scallions+cilantro
• Sweet soy sauce
• Boiled chili sauce, mashed
• Lime
• Pickled cucumber+carrot

How to Make:

1. Boil the beef first, then after a while, change the boiling water and boil again until the beef is tender.
2. Add galangal, lemongrass, bay leaves, turmeric, and bay leaves while boiling.
3. While boiling, sauté the ground spices until fragrant and add cinnamon. Then, add it to the boiling beef.
4. Add coconut milk, after it boils, turn off the stove.
5. Serve in a bowl, and add the complementary ingredients to make it more appealing.

 Source: Diadona

3 Simple Sweet and Sour Tofu Recipes, Let's Try Making Them at Home

Dream - Tofu is one of the dishes that is quite popular among Indonesian people. Besides being affordable and rich in protein, tofu can also be prepared in various ways.

One of the tofu dishes that is appetizing is sweet and sour tofu. Curious about how to make it? Here are 3 sweet and sour tofu recipes that Dream summarized from Diadona.

Simple Sweet and Sour Tofu

Ingredients:

• 2 large pieces of tofu
• 1 carrot
• 3 cloves of garlic
• Vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Tomato sauce

How to Make:

1. Fry the tofu that has been cut into pieces until half cooked, then drain
2. Saute the chopped garlic until fragrant, add the carrot and continue sautéing until tender
3. Add the dissolved cornstarch, mix with tomato sauce
4. After it is mixed well, add the fried tofu. Add sugar, salt to taste, and adjust the taste
5. Sweet and sour tofu is ready to be served

Sweet and Sour Tofu Ball Recipe

Ingredients:

• 10 pieces of white tofu, mashed
• 8 tablespoons of sajiku all-purpose seasoning flour
• Vegetable oil
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons of oil for sautéing
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons of corn kernels
• 2 long slices of scallions
• 50-100 ml of water
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch solution
• 2 tablespoons of chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Chicken broth powder to taste
• White pepper powder to taste

How to Make:

1. Mix the tofu and seasoning flour, then stir well. Shape into balls.
2. Fry in hot oil over medium heat until golden brown, remove and drain. (Tips: do not stir too much while frying to prevent them from breaking apart).
3. Saute the minced garlic until fragrant, then add the onion and continue cooking until slightly wilted.
4. Add the corn kernels and a little water.
5. Add the sweet and sour sauce ingredients, then add water.
6. Add the cornstarch solution and adjust the taste, then add the scallions.
7. Next, add the fried tofu balls, serve.

Sweet and Sour Almond Fried Tofu Recipe

Ingredients:

• Enough white tofu, cut into squares according to taste
• 1 egg, beaten
• All-purpose flour and tapioca flour, in a ratio of 5:1, mixed well
• 1 tablespoon mushroom broth
• 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
• 1 small-sized onion, thinly sliced
• 5 tablespoons of tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon of chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 3 red bird's eye chilies, sliced
• 1 kiwi, cut into pieces
• 1 small cucumber, cut into pieces
• Shimeji mushrooms to taste, remove the ends
• 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

How to Make:

1. Mix all-purpose flour and mushroom broth, stir well. Coat the tofu with the beaten egg, then coat with the flour mixture, pinch it to make it stick.
2. Fry in preheated oil, then set aside.
3. Saute the garlic and onion until fragrant, then add the chili sauce, tomato sauce, and oyster sauce. Stir well.
4. Add a little water, then add the fried tofu and all the ingredients except kiwi and cucumber.
5. Cook for a while until the mushrooms are cooked and taste the seasoning.
6. Finally, add the kiwi and cucumber.
7. Serve the fried tofu with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce.

(Source: Diadona)