Homemade Mee Bakso
Rainy days call for comforting noodle recipes and this Homemade Mee Bakso has got to be our next favourite cold-weather meal.
We made this popular Indonesian street food from scratch! Juicy, homemade meatballs, MSG-free beef broth packed with umami flavour, a mix of yellow and rice noodles — it’s time to warm yourselves up with this freshly-made bowl of Indonesian meatball noodle soup.
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Ingredients
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500 g ground Beef | |
1 Egg white | |
1 Beef stock cube | |
3 tbsp Tapioca flour | |
1 tbsp fried Garlic | |
1 tbsp fried Shallot | |
1/2 tsp Baking powder | |
3 cubes Ice To slow down cooking process | |
2 kg Beef bones | |
20 g Ginger | |
3 tbsp fried Garlic | |
3 Cloves | |
1 g White peppercorns | |
1 stick Cinnamon | |
2 stalks Spring onion |
Noodle to serve
Bok Choy | |
Kecap Manis | |
400 g Yellow noodle | |
300 g Rice noodle |
Directions
1.
To make Beef stock, blanch beef bones in water, bring to a boil till scum appears. Remove and wash beef bones till clean
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2.
In a stockpot, pour in 4.5 liters of water or just enough water to submerge the beef bones and transfer back the beef bones inside.
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3.
Add ginger, spring onion, sauteed garlic, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorn, simmer for 2 hours.
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4.
To make beef balls, blend or mix ground beef with egg white, beef stock cube, tapioca flour, fried garlic, fried shallot, baking powder and crushed ice
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5.
Squeeze the paste in your fists and use a spoon to scope and transfer to a bowl of boiled water.
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6.
Strain stock and keep liquid.
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7.
Cook beef balls in stock
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8.
Set 4 bowls with preferred choice of noodle
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9.
Blanch bok choy in beef stock, set on noodle at the side
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10.
Pour boiling stock and beef balls onto noodles
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