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Bakso

Name: Bakso
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 3
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 300g Ground Beef; 3 tbsp Potato Starch; 1 tsp Garlic (grated); 800ml Chicken Stock; 80g Glass Noodles; 1/2 block Tofu; 1 head Bok Choy; To taste Fried Shallots; 1 Celery

Soup

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 3

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Springy beef meatballs in clear broth — Indonesia's beloved street snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bakso developed in Southeast Asia from Chinese meatball soup. Its meatballs, made by kneading beef with starch, are wonderfully springy. Mobile carts and specialty shops sell it all over Indonesia, with additions like glass noodles, tofu, and fried wontons — a true people's soul food.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Bakso carts making their rounds with the call of 'Bakso!' are a familiar sight in Indonesian neighborhoods.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 3)

Ground Beef 300g
Potato Starch 3 tbsp
Garlic (grated) 1 tsp
Chicken Stock 800ml
Glass Noodles 80g
Tofu 1/2 block
Bok Choy 1 head
Fried Shallots To taste
Celery 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the ground beef, starch, grated garlic, and salt together.
Shape into balls with a spoon.
Cook the meatballs in simmering water until they float.
Heat the chicken stock in another pot and add glass noodles, tofu, and bok choy.
Ladle the broth and meatballs into bowls and scatter with fried shallots and celery.

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