Pallubasa (Pallubasa)
Overview
Pallubasa is a beef soup from Makassar in South Sulawesi, made with offal and meat of cattle or buffalo. The meat and offal are boiled for a long time until very tender, then cut into small pieces. The broth is cooked with a ground paste of shallots, garlic, coriander seed, cumin and pepper, with lemongrass and galangal, and its special flavour comes from grated coconut toasted in a dry pan until brown and fragrant, then pounded and stirred into the pot. The soup is ladled over the meat, and many people crack a raw egg yolk into the hot bowl, which they call alas, so the broth becomes even creamier. It is finished with lime juice, fried shallots and chilli, and eaten with plain rice.
History
Pallubasa is close to coto Makassar, the other great beef soup of the city, but its meat is cooked longer, its broth is thick with toasted coconut, and it is eaten with rice rather than ketupat. It was once made only from offal and the cheapest parts of the animal, which made it a filling meal for working people, and in the past it was eaten with burasa, rice cooked in coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves.
Main ingredients
Beef or buffalo offal, toasted grated coconut, coconut milk, egg yolk, lemongrass, lime. The soup is built on rich brown coconut and beef broth and is usually served hot. Diet: contains meat; usually gluten-free.
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Recipe
Method
- 12 h
Boil the meat and offal in 2.5 l water for about 2 hours until tender, then cut into small pieces.
- 2
Fry the spice paste with the lemongrass and galangal until fragrant and add it to the broth.
- 320 min
Stir in the toasted coconut and simmer for 20 minutes.
- 4
Put the meat in bowls and ladle the hot broth over it.
- 5
Add a raw egg yolk if liked, and serve with lime, fried shallots, chilli and rice.
- ✓
Serve. About 3 h from start to bowl.
Sources
Description, history and recipe written by SoupWiki and checked against the sources above. Calories and times are rough estimates.
