Sup kambing
Alternative names | Sop kambing |
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Type | Soup |
Course | Main course |
Associated cuisine | Indonesia,[1] Malaysia,[2] Singapore[2] |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Mutton or goat meat |
Sup kambing or sop kambing (
In Indonesia, it is mostly associated with Malay of Medan,[3] Betawi[4] and Madurese cuisine,[5] although it is also common in Java. Nevertheless, Javanese are more likely to cook their goat meat as tongseng or Javanese-style soupy gulai instead. Traditionally, sup kambing together with gulai and sate kambing are quite widespread during Eid al-Adha, as large amount of goat meat and offals being distributed among people.
In Malaysia, sup kambing is also associated with the Muslim Malaysian Indian community and believed to be of Indian origin. In Singapore, the dish is also associated with the Muslim Indian community of the island.[6]
History
Despite its wide popularity in Maritime Southeast Asia, the question of origin however, might be owed to the Arabs and Muslim Indian migrations into the region. Sup kambing is believed to be of Arab origin, brought by the influx of Arabs migrants into the Malay Archipelago between the 18th century to 19th century, during colonial era.[7] The Arabs settlers introduced and promoted goat, lamb and mutton as their preferred meat, thus several dishes influenced by Arab and Muslim Indian culinary traditions were introduced to Sumatra, Malay peninsula and Java. Around the same period, other mutton or goat-based dishes such as sate kambing, gulai kambing and tongseng also appeared in Java.[8]
The early Arab immigrants settled in coastal towns of Sumatra and Java, and subsequently influenced the culture of native ethnic groups including
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Ingredients
There are many versions of sup kambing recipes, however there are two main groups of sup kambing traditions; the Indonesian version are derived mainly from Arab, and to some extent, Dutch influences, while Malaysian and Singaporean version is often called as sup kambing Mamak which solely derived from Muslim Indian influences. Other main differences are the Malaysian and Singaporean version consists of the chunks of goat meat in yellowish, rather thick and oily broth with rich spices; while in Indonesian version, the goat meat often also includes its bones (ribs or leg bones), has a lighter broth and balanced spices, and it also contains slices of vegetables including tomato, leek, celery, carrot and sometimes potato.[6]
A simple sup kambing recipe uses
Variations
In Indonesia the soup is prepared in rich savoury broth with spices and ingredients similar to other Indonesian favourite, sop buntut (oxtail soup). Common sop kambing uses goat meat, also its ribs; however, in Indonesia there is a more specific sop kambing called sop kepala kambing which uses offals of goat's head, which includes its tongue, ear, lips and cheek meats, eyes and sometimes brain. Another specific sup kambing is called sop kaki kambing which uses goat's trotters.[12]
See also
External links
- Various Indonesian Sup Kambing recipes (in Indonesian)
- Jakarta-Style Goat Feet Soup from Indonesia Eats
References
- ^ a b c "40 of Indonesia's best dishes". CNN. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Kambing soup". Infopedia. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Sup Kambing Medan (Mutton Soup)". Indonesian Medan Food. 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Resep Sop Kambing Betawi Bening yang Asli dan Original Juga Enak dan Lezat". Selerasa (in Indonesian). 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Resep Sop Daging Kambing Bening Madura yang Asli dan Enak". Selerasa (in Indonesian). 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Sup Kambing". Carry it like Harry.
- ^ "Sop Kambing: Indonesian mutton bone soup". 5 January 2013.
- ^ Christina Andhika Setyanti (30 August 2016). "Sepotong Sejarah Autentik Indonesia dalam Semangkuk Tongseng" (in Indonesian). CNN.
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- ^ "Sup Kambing Sederhana" (in Indonesian). 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Sop kambing" (in Indonesian). 13 June 2016.
- ^ Pepy Nasution (31 October 2011). "Sop Kaki Kambing Jakarta Recipe (Jakarta-Style Goat Feet Soup)". Indonesia Eats.