Konro is an Indonesian

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soup originating with the

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. Usually this soup was made with ribs, such as spareribs or beef as main ingredient. The soup is brown-black in color and eaten either with burasa or ketupat cut into bite-size pieces or rice. The spicy and strong-tasting soup is made from a mixture of rich spices, which includes

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, ''keluwak'' ('' Pangium edule''); a fruit that gives it its blackish color, also small amount of nutmeg, turmeric, galangal,

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, tamarind,

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, and ''salam'' (Indonesian bayleaf).

Variants

Originally konro was usually served as a spicy rich soup, however today the new variation of dry konro is available, the ''konro bakar'' (grilled konro), grilled ribs marinated and coated in spices typical to the konro soup.

References

Indonesian soups Makassar cuisine {{Indonesia-cuisine-stub

Variants

See also

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