Empal gentong

CourseMain course

Place of originIndonesia

Region or stateCirebon, West Java

Serving temperatureHot

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
Media: Empal gentong

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 which 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 chili powder.^[2] Empal gentong can be eaten with steamed rice, ketupat or lontong. It is originated in Battembat, Tengah Tani, and Cirebon Regency.