{{short description|Indonesian beef soup}} {{Infobox food | name = Empal gentong | image = Indonesian soup-Empal Gentong-01.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Empal gentong | alternate_name = | country = Indonesia | region = Cirebon, West Java | creator = | course = Main course | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Various beef and offal in spicy soup | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Empal gentong''' is a spicy Indonesian curry-like beef soup originating in Cirebon, West Java. It is a variety of the Soto cuisine<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2020 |title=Empal gentong and empal asem with packaged cans: traditional foods from Cirebon |journal=IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science|doi=10.1088/1755-1315/462/1/012026 |last1=Nurhikmat |first1=A. |last2=Susanto |first2=A. |last3=Kusumaningrum |first3=A. |last4=Amri |first4=A. F. |last5=Masruroh |first5=E. |volume=462 |article-number=012026 |s2cid=218796802 |doi-access=free }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-19 |title=A Traditional Cirebon Meal of Empal Gentong Prepared in a Clay Pot |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/lifestyle/traditional-cirebon-meal-empal-gentong-prepared-clay-pot |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Jakarta Globe}}</ref> Empal gentong can be eaten with steamed rice, ketupat or lontong. It is originated in Battembat, Tengah Tani, and Cirebon Regency.
==See also== {{Portal|Food|Indonesia}} * Soto *List of Indonesian soups
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