Soto Tangkar Tanah Tinggi is a best recommendation to visit and taste best soto tangkar (Betawi Beef Ribs Soup) in Jakarta while you are passing by Senen, Central Jakarta. At a glance, it looks like Soto Betawi (Jakarta Beef Soup), but it has different kind of soup. Soto Tangkar has thicker reddish soup than Soto Betawi.
Soto Tangkar Tanah Tinggi has been established since 1940s. They use the exact same ingredients and seasoning like 79 years ago. Consisting of garlic, onion, turmeric, shrimp paste and dried shrimp, a bowl of this warm soto will pamper your taste buds.
You can choose its fillings, meat, tripe, lung, kikil (beef tendon), iso (innards of cow), cartilage of cow’s ear topped with savoury soup made of rich coconut milk. Simple thing makes this soto different from others is its cooking ways. They still using anglo (brazier) with charcoal.
Along with satisfying soto, this modest restaurant also offers you beef satay. They marinated beef chunks for hours before cook. What makes satay taste good? It will served with sweet-savoury peanut sauce or soup. For those who are curious about this legendary delicacy in Jakara, come after work. Have a pleasant dinner!