Bakso

Bakso has always been my comfort dish. Bakso is an Indonesian meatball soup and normally served with egg noodle and/or rice vermicelli with bean sprout and chinese green cabbage. If you are in Indonesia bakso can be found easily, from the street vendors to restaurants. But, if you are in Norway (like me) and you want to eat bakso, then you have to make it yourself.


A few months ago i tried to make Bakso but it didnt turn out well. It turned out soft and not chewy (as it should be). It was probably because of the meat i used. Last week i decided to give it a try again and it turned out great..Woo hoo!!. The Bakso was tasty and chewy, eventhough the apperance was´nt as smooth as the one they sell in street vendors or restaurants but to me it doesnt matter!! :D.


Angel (a friend who lives in the Netherlands) gave me the guide for this recipe and with a little change from myself i now have something that suits my taste. Thanks Angel xxx.


Bakso (Indonesian meatballs)

Ingredients for the meatballs:

500 gr Lean beef (Fresh)
100 ml Ice water
1 tsp Baking powder
100 gr Tapioca flour
1 tbs Garlic powder
2 tbs Fried onions
1 1/2 gr Lobo Accord Mix
1 Egg
1 tsp Pepper
Salt to taste
Method:
- Place the beef and ice water into food processor and mix until they get sticky
- Place the beef in the mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix it well
- Form the mixture with your hand by making a fist and squeeze the mixture up through your thumb and forefinger, scoop with a spoon (it should have the apperence a round ball) and place the meatballs into a pan of hot water with a medium heat (dont let the water boil)
- When the meatballs float, you know they are cooked.
- Remove them from the water

Ingredients for the broth or soup:
1000cc water
Beef bone
3 Garlic cloves - crushed
3 cm Ginger - crushed
Grated Nutmeg
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:
- Bring everything together to boil, then remove garlic cloves and ginger.

Condiment:
Egg noodle
Rice vermicelli
Bean sprout

Chinese green cabbage
Celery
Fried shallot
sweet soy sauce
Chilli sauce
Distiled vinegar
Sambal (i made from bird chili, garlic and salt)

The way i enjoy my Bakso is with Rice vermicelli, Fried shallot, Celery and a lots of Sambal... hmmmmm