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empal gentong

Traditional dish from Indonesia

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About empal gentong

Indonesian beef soup

Empal gentong is a spicy Indonesian curry-like beef soup originating in Cirebon, West Java. It is a variety of the Soto cuisine and is similar to gulai which is usually cooked with firewood in a gentong stove. The ingredients include cuts of beef and cow offal such as intestine, tripes, lungs, etc. cooked with curry-like spices in coconut milk, garlic, chilies, chives (kuchai), and sambal in the form of chili powder. Empal gentong can be eaten with steamed rice, ketupat or lontong. It is originated in Battembat, Tengah Tani, and Cirebon Regency.

Key Ingredients

  • table salt
  • sugar
  • beef
  • Allium ascalonicum
  • Cúrcuma longa
  • Piper nigrum
  • tripe
  • Cymbopogon citratus
  • Alpinia galanga
  • kaffir lime leaf
  • Allium sativum
  • Aleurites moluccanus
  • coconut milk
  • Indonesian bay leaf

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine

Dietary Information

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✓ Must-try when visiting Indonesia
Traditional Indonesia cuisine

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