Bakso sapi ( indonesian beef ball )

bakso sapi ibu ziah

Ingredients:

* 1 lb ground beef

* 2/3 cup tapioca starch

* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

* 3 glove fresh garlic - grated

* 1/4 tsp white pepper

* 1 tsp salt

* 1 egg white

* 3 ice cubes

Instructions: 
* use a food processor grind the ground beef mix w/tapioca, baking powder, garlic, pepper,salt, egg white and ice cubes for 3-4 minutes until the beef sticky.
* boil some water in a big pot 
* make a small ball w/ spoon then drop the beef ball in the pot, when its float , that's cook


For Soup


* 1 lb beef w/ bone
* 1 big onion - cut in half 
* 4 crack fresh garlic
* 1 chicken stock cube
* 2 tsp salt ( up to your taste )
* 1 tsp white pepper ( up to your taste )
* 2 stick celery
* 2 star anise
* 3 tsp oil
* 4-5 bowl of water ( depend how much liquid you like )


directions:
- use a soup pot, saute the onion and garlic until brown for both side
- drop beef, stock cube, salt, pepper, celery, and anise in the pot w/ bowl water then cook until very tender for about 1 hrs, cut the extra meat in small pieces
- when the soup is done , now you can drop beef ball in the pot and cook another few minutes 
- serve w/ green vegetables &  noodle













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