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MUTTON SOUP / SUP KAMBING

written by Marvellina Updated: August 31, 2017
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MUTTON SOUP / SUP KAMBING

Mention mutton soup or known as sup kambing at the town where I grew up, you can see some horrors in my parents’ face. Not because they taste horrible. In fact, this is one very delicious soup. My parents and many older generations believe that when you consume mutton soup, you are bound to have stroke immediately. Mutton or lamb is somehow treated as a very “sinful” treat by my parents actually. I never grew up eating mutton soup ever. Not until I went to college and very curious to try it out and I did and love it. Regardless though, sup kambing is still one of the very popular street food at my home town.

When you prepare the stock, the leg of lamb or mutton does give out lots of the fat (which flavors the soup). What I did was to chill the stock and when the fat is chilled, they turned into white layer on top of the stock and I scoop them up and discard. I still end up with a very flavorful soup but not greasy. Try it and you might love it 😉

MUTTON SOUP / SUP KAMBING

MUTTON SOUP / SUP KAMBING

Servings 6 servings
4.3 from 6 reviews
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Ingredients

Stock:

  • 3 lbs bone-in leg of lamb or mutton
  • 4 carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 1 large stalk of leeks cut into rings and wash thoroughly by soaking in water
  • 2 oz of Chinese parsley - both stalks and leaves chopped
  • 4 stalks of lemon grass trim off the woody ends and bruise to release flavor
  • 1 large onion peeled and dice

Ground ingredients (place all ingredients in a food processor and process into a paste):

  • 2 large onions peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 4 shallots peeled
  • 3 candlenut / kemiri
  • 1 Tbsp of coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp of fennel seeds

Spices:

  • 1 piece of star anise
  • 1 large cinnamon
  • 5 pieces of cloves
  • 10 pieces of cardamom
  • 3 Tbsp of cumin powder
  • 1 tsp of turmeric powder

Seasonings:

  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tbsp of sugar

Garnishes:

  • Chinese parsley leaves finely chopped
  • 2-3 stalks of spring onion finely chopped
  • Fried shallots crisp / bawang goreng

Instructions
 

Preparing stocks (recommended to prepare the stock the day before):

  • Place the leg of lamb/mutton in a large pot. Fill the pot up with clean water until it covers the leg of lamb/mutton and bring to a boil. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Discard the water and rinse the leg of lamb/mutton. Clean the pot
  • Place the leg of lamb/mutton back into the clean pot. Fill up with clean water until it covers the leg of lamb/mutton again along with the rest of ingredients for stock. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for the next 2 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender (falling off the bones). Once the meat is tender, remove it from the pot and when cool enough to handle, cut into large chunks. Strain the stock and discard all the veggies and herbs (I actually save the carrots because I like them in the soup when they are soft). Save the stock and scoop up as many fat that floats on top of the stock as you can. What I did was to put chill the stock in the refrigerator and the fat will turn into white layer and it's easier to scoop it up.
  • In a large skillet, add in about 2 Tbsp of oil and saute the ground ingredients and spices until really fragrant, about 5 minutes or so. Add in the stock you've prepared above and let it simmer for another 30 minutes. Have a taste and season with salt to your taste and with some sugar and adjust to your liking

When ready to serve:

  • Bring the stock to a rolling boil and place the cooked lamb/mutton meats back into the soup to let it warm up and then dish the meat out and place on serving bowl and ladle generous amount of soup into the bowl and garnish with parsley, spring onion and fried shallots crisp
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5 comments

Anastasia January 13, 2024 - 2:39 pm

The best mutton soup ever! The herb combo really goes well with the mutton. Thank you for sharing!

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Marvellina January 13, 2024 - 8:10 pm

I’m glad you enjoyed it Anastasia 🙂

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Annabel April 11, 2024 - 12:08 am

I remember eating sup kambing as a child. I have been having a craving for the soup for awhile. I am wondering if the dish can be eaten with rice, having not seen that traditionally done so.

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Marvellina April 11, 2024 - 2:46 pm

Hi Annabel, oh yes, we eat this with rice too in Indonesia 🙂 We make pretty much anything work with rice and noodles 🙂

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Annabel May 31, 2024 - 8:36 pm

Thank you. Will try this recipe. I grew up in Singapore

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