Balinese Pork Rib Soup.

Balinese food is not so easy to make and cook. But when you get there, you will love it. Here I will cook Pork Rib Soup with Balinese spices. You can replace pork with beef or chicken.

Ingredients:

500 gr sliced pork rib/beef rib

1 liter of water

125 g large red chilis halved, seeded and sliced

20 g bird's eye chilis (if you feel this is too much, you can put less) slice finely

25 g garlic, peeled and sliced

100 g shallots, peeled and sliced

25 g ginger, peeled and sliced

75 g galangal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal), peeled and sliced

50 g candlenuts or macadamia nuts

1 tbsp black pepper corn crushed

1 tbsp coriander seeds crushed

20 g palm sugar, chopped

75 ml vegetable oil

1 small lime

1 lemon grass, brused

Parsley for garnishing

2 bay leaves

1/4 tbsp of salt

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients except the ingredients for garnishing, lime and bay leaves, place them in a mortal, or a food processor, add a little bit of water to help process and grind coarsely to make a paste

2. Heat the oil in a medium sized pan and cook over a medium heat for approximately 1 hour or until the mixture changes to a golden brown color

3. Set a side and let the mixture cool off

4. Then mix and rub the mixture over the sliced ribs and let them marinate in a fridge for at least 12 hours or over night (you can marinate for two hours minimum as well for quick results)

5. After 12 hours, take them out of the fridge and place them in a large sized pan.

6. Add the water, bay leaves, and lemon grass, and place the pan on a stove bringing it to a simmer

7. Simmer for at least 2 hours or until the ribs are tender or until the meat falls off easily from the bone

8. Put in a serving bowl, squeeze a little bit fresh lime over the top of the soup to give it more kick :-)

9. You can garnish with parsley or other garnish of your preference

Notes:

You can put inside the soup some other vegetables like: egg plants, long bean leaves, young jackfruit

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Selamat makan!