Sop buntut is our family's favorite food, they are good eaten with spicy chilli and lime juice. I like to add mine with a little bit of sweet soy sauce (kecap manis). The recipe below is of my grandma's.

To make the soup "a little bit" healthier, after the soup is ready and cooled down, I'd spoon out the solid fat on the top.

Sop Buntut (Oxtail Soup)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Kg Buntut, 2 Lbs Oxtail
• 1 bh Bw Bombay, large Onion
• 6 siung Bw putih, cloves garlic
• merica putih, white pepper
• pala, nutmeg
• 1 bh Bw prey, leek
• Seledri, Celery
• Garam, Salt
• Bawang merah goreng, fried shallot

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Iris bw bombay kotak2 kecil. Chopped onion in small squares
2. Iris tipis2 bw prey dan seledri. Thinly slice leek and celery
3. Ulek bw putih, merica dan pala. Grind garlic, pepper and nutmeg
4. Goreng bw bombay dan bw prey. Sautee onion until transluscent, then add leek
5. Bw putih, pala dan merica ulek dimasukkan. Add garlic, nutmeg, and pepper
6. Tambahkan air dan buntut. Add water then oxtail.
7. Masukkan seledri dan bw merah goreng setelah buntut matang. Add celery when the oxtail is cooked and topped with fried shallot.
8. Sop buntut siap dimakan dengan sambal dan jeruk nipis. The soup is ready to be eaten with chilli and lime juice, with warm rice.

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I made this soup so many times, especially during cold weathers. And over the time, I noticed that I am combining both recipes from my mom and my m.i.l., and the blend of both recipes brings out a truly wonderful taste.

The trick to a great sup merah lays in the boiled tomatoes, I loved mine a bit tart and sweet to balance the richness of the meats.

Sup Merah – Tomato Soup
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1 kaleng maling potong kecil2 & goreng, can of spam cut into small pcs and fry

2 biji dada ayam potong kotak2 kecil, pcs of chicken breast cut into small cubes

¼ kg udang, ½ lb shrimp

Sosis daging dipotong kecil2 & goreng, beef sausage cut into small pieces and fry

Jamur kuping, ear mushroom

Wortel dipotong kecil2, carrots cut into small pieces

Seledri, Celery

Kacang polong, peas

6-8 siung bawang putih dipotong2, garlic, chopped

1 bawang bombay dipotong2 , onion, chopped

3-4 bj tomat direbus, pcs of tomatoes – boil

1 kaleng saus tomat, can of tomato paste

1-2 sdm kaldu ayam, tbs chicken stock

1 sdm anggur merah / arak, tbs cooking wine

1 sdm saus inggris, tbs worcestershire sauce

1 sdt pala, tsp nutmeg

½ std merica, tsp pepper

Gula, garam, sugar and salt

Kecap asin, soy sauce

1 ½ sdm tepung maizena campur dgn air, tbs cornstarch mixed with water

1.      Ayam & udang di marinate dengan kecap asin dan merica, biarkan beberapa menit

      Marinate chicken with soy sauce and pepper

2.      Panaskan minyak, masukkan bawang putih dan bawang bombay, kemudian ayam dan udang

      Add garlic and onion into preheated oil. Add the marinated chicken and shrimp

3.      Masukkan perasan air dari tomat

      Strain the tomato. Bring in the liquid from the boild tomatoes

4.      Masukkan kaldu ayam dan wortel

      Add in chicken stock and carrots

5.      Masukkan spam, sosis, jamur, saus tomat, gula, garam, pala

      Add in spam, sausage, mushrooms, tomato paste, sugar, salt and nutmeg

6.      Setelah wortel lunak, masukkan seledri dan kacang polong

      When the carrots is soft, add in celery and peas

7.      Masukkan maizena

      Add in the cornstarch

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