Beef Soup

This recipe is easy and fits to enjoy during the cold weather, like the weather in Dublin that is cold most of the time. Without further due, check out the recipe below. :)

~ The picture on the right shows the soup served with steamed rice and an egg. :)

Ingredients:

• 300 gr beef, chopped in small dices
• Vegetables:
  • carrots
  • potatoes
  • broccoli
  • etc, up to your preference
  All of the vegetables are chopped in small pieces or whatever form you like.. :D
  
• 1/4 onion, minced
• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp nutmeg powder
• 2 cm ginger, chopped
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• salt and sugar
• 1 lime or lemon
• 1 beef stock
• 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
• fried shallot (optional)

Method:

1. Heat the vegetable oil (or butter), and then add the onion and garlic, stir until it smells good.
2. Add the beef, stir for about 1 minute, and then put some water into the pan (around 1/2 L).
3. Once it's boiling, add ginger, nutmeg, and pepper, stir well.
4. Once the beef is well cooked, get rid of the fat scum from the surface.
5. Add the beef stock, cook for around 30 minutes with low heat, stir occasionally.
6. Once the beef is tender, add the vegetables, start from the ones that take a long time to cook. For example, start from potatoes, then carrots, and finally broccoli.
7. Put some salt and sugar. Done.
8. Remove from the heat and serve in a bowl, squeeze a slice of lime/lemon, garnished with fried shallot, if you like.

Enjoy! :)

The Indonesian version: http://dapurdara.blogspot.com/2012/01/sup-daging.html.