Semur (Indonesian stew)

Semur

Semur daging with potatoes, sprinkled with fried shallots
Alternative names	Smoor (Dutch dialect)
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia
Region or state	Southeast Asia
Serving temperature	Hot or room temperature
Main ingredients	Beef and potatoes simmered in sweet soy sauce, with garlic, shallot, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon, topped with fried shallot
Variations	Beef tongue, chicken, tofu, eggs, fish
Media: Semur

Semur is an Indonesian meat stew (mainly beef) braised in thick brown gravy. It is commonly found in Indonesian cuisine.^[1] The main ingredients in the gravy are sweet soy sauce, shallots, onions, garlic, ginger, candlenut, nutmeg, and cloves (and sometimes with black pepper, coriander, cumin, and cinnamon).^[2]

Sweet soy sauce and candlenuts are the most important ingredients in the semur-making process because they serve to strengthen the flavor, yet they must be blended harmoniously with the other ingredients. In addition to the spices and seasonings, semur also consists of a wide range of main ingredients with variation in presentation, such as meat (mainly beef), beef tongue,^[3] potato, tofu, tomato, tempeh, eggs, chicken, and fish, and is often sprinkled with fried shallots or other variations according to the taste preferences of the communities in each region.