Empal gentong
 Empal gentong | |
| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Cirebon, West Java |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Various beef and offal in spicy soup |
Empal gentong is a spicy Indonesian curry-like beef soup originating in Cirebon, West Java. It is a variety of the Soto cuisine[1] and is similar to gulai that is usually cooked with firewood in a gentong stove (Javanese for: clay pot). The ingredients include cuts of beef, and cow offal such as intestine, tripes, lungs, etc. cooked with curry-like spices in coconut milk, garlic, chilies, chives (kuchai) and sambal in the form of chilli powder.[2] Empal gentong can be eaten with steamed rice, ketupat or lontong. Empal gentong originated from Battembat, Tengah Tani, Cirebon Regency.
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- ^ "Empal gentong and empal asem with packaged cans: traditional foods from Cirebon". IOP Science. 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A Traditional Cirebon Meal of Empal Gentong Prepared in a Clay Pot". Jakarta Globe. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
