Semur (Indonesian stew)

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Semur

Semur daging with potatoes, sprinkled with fried shallots

Alternative Smoor (Dutch dialect)

names

Course Main course

Place of origin Indonesia

Region or Southeast Asia

state

Serving Hot or room temperature

temperature

Main Beef and potatoes simmered in sweet soy sauce,

ingredients
with garlic, shallot, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon,

topped with fried shallot

Variations Beef tongue, chicken, tofu, eggs, fish

  Cookbook: Semur

    Media: Semur
Semur is an Indonesian meat stew (mainly beef) braised in thick brown gravy. It is
commonly found in Indonesian cuisine.[1] The main ingredients in the gravy are sweet
soy sauce, shallots, onions, garlic, ginger, candlenut, nutmeg, and cloves (and
sometimes with black pepper, coriander, cumin, and cinnamon).[2]
Sweet soy sauce is the most important ingredient in the semur-making process because
it serves to strengthen the flavor, but it should still be blended harmoniously with the
other ingredients. In addition to the spices and seasonings, semur also consists of a
wide range of main ingredients with variation in the presentation, such as meat
(mainly beef), beef tongue,[3] potato, tofu, tomato, tempeh, eggs, chicken, fish and often
sprinkled with fried shallots or other variations according to the tastes of the
communities in each regions.