 Rawon setan (devil's rawon), a variation served late at night | |
| Course | Main course |
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| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Ponorogo,East Java |
| Associatedcuisine | Indonesia,[1]Singapore[2] |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Meat,keluak nut |
Rawon (Javanese:ꦫꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀) is anIndonesian beef soup.[3] Originating from theJavanese cuisine ofEast Java, rawon utilizes the blackkeluak nut as the main seasoning, which gives a dark color and nutty flavor to the soup; thus rawon is often described as "black beef soup".[1]
In 2024,TasteAtlas rawon was rated as the world's best soup. Also,Indonesian soup,Soto Betawi followed in the second place.[4]
The soup is composed of a ground mixture of garlic, shallots,keluak, ginger,candlenut,turmeric, red chili, and salt and is sautéed with oil. The sautéed mixture is then poured into the boiled beef stock filled with beef cubes.
Lemongrass, galangal, bay leaves,kaffir lime leaves, and sugar are then added as seasonings.[5] The special dark or black color of rawon comes from the keluak as the main spice. The soup is usually garnished with green onion and fried shallot and served with rice. Other toppings include bean sprouts,salted preserved egg,krupuk, and fried tolo beans (black-eyed pea).[6]
Rawon is one of the oldest historically identifieddishes of ancient Java. It was mentioned asrarawwan in an ancient Javanese Taji inscription (901 CE) from the era of theMataram kingdom.[7]
There are several variants of rawon, the most popular of which isSurabayan rawon. A version calledrawon setan ("devil's rawon") is sold as a late-night meal atIndonesian food stalls open from midnight to dawn, supposedly the hours during which devils roam.[8]
InBalinese cuisine, rawon does not use anykeluak—thus, the color is brown instead of black. Additionally, as theBalinese are mostlyHindu, they tend to favor pork over beef.[9]
InSingapore, the dish is known asNasi Rawon, usually sold at Malay hawker stalls.[10] The dish is usually served with rice, paru (fried beef lung), sambal sotong and gravy made frombuah keluak.[2][11]
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