Indonesian
Semur Daging (Sweet Soy Braised Beef)
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Semur Daging (Sweet Soy Braised Beef) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Brown the beef cubes in the oil over medium-high heat in batches, then set aside.
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Add the onion and garlic to the pot and cook until soft and golden, about 8 minutes.
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Stir in the chopped tomato, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, and black pepper and cook 2 minutes.
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Return the beef with its juices, pour in the kecap manis and water, and season with salt.
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Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until the beef is fork-tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
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Uncover and simmer 10 minutes more to thicken the sauce, then serve hot.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Semur Daging (Sweet Soy Braised Beef), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The protein alongside
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Semur Daging (Sweet Soy Braised Beef) carries gluten and soy. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Ayam Goreng (Indonesian Fried Chicken) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Ayam Goreng (Indonesian Fried Chicken) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 580 kcal
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbs
- 26 g
- Fat
- 37 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 22 g
- Sodium
- 1340 mg
- Saturated fat
- 13 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Semur Daging (Sweet Soy Braised Beef) takes about 90 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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