Soto Betawi (Betawi Soup)

Ingredients:
* 400 gram beef ribs
* 1 kg brisket (some bones if you have)
* 2 pcs bay leaves
* 3 stalks of lemon grass - bruised, tied into a knot & dump into pot
* 3 cm fresh galangal - roast in naked flame until fragrant
* 2 cm fresh ginger, sliced
* 3 pcs kaffir lime leaves
* 250 ml coconut milk
* 500 gr potatoe - cubed
* 4 cm cinnamon stick

Ground spices:
* 12 pcs shallots
* 7 pcs garlic
* 5 pcs red chilis
* 8 pcs candlenuts - roast in naked flame till fragrant
* 1 tbs coriander powder
* 1 tsp cumin powder
* 1 tsp white pepper powder
(all ground smoothly, then stir fry in cooking oil until fragrant)

Methods :

• Boil water with lemon grass, roast galangal, bayleaves in a pot & cook ribs + brisket until tender. This should take a while.
  

• In the mean time shallow fry cubed potatoes until golden brown (this time, I only steamed the potatoes, running out of cooking oil)
  

• When ribs & beef are tender enough, mix in the stir fried ground spices, kaffir lime leaves and cinnamon stick.
  

Add salt + pepper, and pinch of sugar if needed

• Serve steaming hot. Place cubef potatoes first, then the ribs & soup. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions, chopped tomatoes