Rawon

Rawon is a kind of meat soup with black sauce that became his trademark. This black sauce in the can of fruit kluwek. and is the typical food of eastern Java.

rawon have a distinctive taste with slightly bitter taste in the can from kluwak, is for the selection of meat tend to be a lot of fat, but rawon itself is very delicious when served with warm rice and other foods such as salted egg, fried lungs or crackers. for servicing is usually the seller is a mix between rice and rawon and there is a mix.

For those of who you travel to east java ( surabaya ), do not forget to taste the food of rawon, there is a lot that sells this rawon. one of then in jalan embong malang in front of  JW Marriot hotel. rawon itselfis sold at Rp. 15.000,- every bowl, does not include rice and other food additional.

INGREDIENTS :

• 300 grams of lean beef 
• 100 grams short bean sprouts, washed
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 pieces of orange leaves
• 1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
• 2 cm galangal / laos, crushed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 cups water

 SPICES THAT ARE :  

• 4 red onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 grains hazelnut
• 3 pieces kluwek, retrieved contents
• 2 red chilies
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HOW TO MAKE :   

1. Cut out small boxes of beef.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, saute the blended ingredients until fragrant with lemon grass, galangal, bay leaves and orange leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
3. Then, in the pot that is already filled with 6 cups of water, insert the cuts of beef and spices are mashed, boiled until cooked and tender beef. When the water dries, add more according to taste.
4. Serve with a sprinkling of short bean sprouts on top and decorate with oranges leaves.