What is Rawon? Rawon is a speciality from East Java, made from beef with a special spice called kluwek nut to give it a nutty flavor and a deep, black color. The soup base also mingles with garlic, shallots, ginger, turmeric and red chili to give it its’ spice and dynamic flavor. This dish is great served with white plain rice.
Serving: 5-7
Cook time: 40 min, prep time: 10 min
Rawon Ingredients
- 250 gram of beef
- 1 stalk of spring onion, finely chopped
- 2 kaffir lime leafs
- 2 salaam leafs
- 1 lemon grass, bruised
- 2 cm galangal, bruised
- Pinch of pepper
- Pinch of salt
- 6 cups of water
Spice Paste
- 5 shallots
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 4 candlenuts
- 1 cm ginger
- 1/2 tspn of coriander
- 1/2 tbsn of turmeric powder
- pinch of cumin
- 3 kluweks, take only the meat
- 2 red chilies, seeded
Rawon Preparation:
- Put the beef and water in a large pan and simmer uncovered until beef is tender.
- When it’s tender, separate the meat and cut into small cube. Bring back to the pan and boil with low heat.
- Blend the spice paste.
- Heat oil in heavy stock pot and sauté the spice paste together with lemongrass, galangal, salam leafs, lime kaffir leafs and kluwek over low heat for 3-5 minutes. Optional:You can add chilly powder or paprika powder for more flavor.
- Bring the frying spice mixture into the pan with beef, simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Before it’s done, sprinkle with spring onion and cook for 5 more minutes.
