Indonesian beef balls are always the bomb. I think only Vietnamese beef balls that can hold a candle next to them hahahah
I love beef balls so much. In Indonesia we call them Bakso.
Bakso is normally using tapioca as the binder, but I ran out of tapioca flour/starch, so I used agar-agar powder. Turned up just fine, but I think I like them more with tapioca starch. With tapioca starch, I can get that bouncy-ness that you would get from Vietnamese beef balls (in case you are familiar with the Vietnamese but not so much with the Indonesian).
Plus, after awhile of “molding/shaping” them, the last of the mixture somehow would not produce smooth balls as the beginning.
Nevertheless….YUM!
- 800 g ground beef
- A handful ice cubes
- 1 pouch agar2 powder
- 1/2 tbsp each garlic powder, onion powder, dry parsley
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp BP
For Boiling:
- 2 L water seasoned with salt and garlic powder, to taste
Method:
- Into Instant Pot blender, process all ingredients until smooth. If needed, do in batches.
- Press mixture between thumb and point finger, scoop with spoon
- Drop balls into boiling seasoned water
- Cook until floating
- Ready to be used for soup and whatnot!
Bakso Tanpa Tepung Tapioka
Indonesian Beef Balls
Ingredients
- 800 g ground beef
- A handful ice cubes
- 1 pouch agar2 powder
- 1/2 tbsp each garlic powder onion powder, dry parsley
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp BP
For Boiling
- 2 L water seasoned with salt and garlic powder to taste
Instructions
- Process ingredients in Instant Pot blender until smooth
- Press mixture between thumb and point finger, forming a round shape, drop into boiling salted water
- Cook until floating
