Daging smoor

Name: Daging smoor
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: about 1 kg beef (suitable for stew); 3 garlic cloves; 5 shallots or 2 large shallots; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; large pinch of ground cloves; dash of vinegar; sunflower or other neutral oil; 2 peeled tomatoes (or use canned tomatoes); 7 tablespoons sweet ketjap; 300 ml water; pepper and salt to taste; rice and a salad for serving

An Indonesian beef stew that fills your house with amazing smells. This daging smoor is a classic dish, best served with rice and a salad.

Recipe daging smoor

Made by Véronique

Published at 2018-02-19, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 1 hours 55 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-02

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

1 hours 45 minutes

Total time

1 hours 55 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic cloves. An easy way to peel the tomatoes is cooking them for about 20 seconds in boiling water.

Cut an x on the bottom of the tomato before boiling it and after cooking place them under cold running water. Peel them and then chop them into pieces.

Divide the beef into bite-size pieces and season them with pepper and salt.

Finishing the daging smoor - 1 hour 45 minutes

Heat sunflower or other neutral oil in a dutch oven. Cook the meat until the pieces are beautiful brown before you add the shallot and garlic. After a few minutes you can also add the nutmeg and cloves.

Add the tomato pieces along with a dash of vinegar, ketjap and water. Put the lid on and let it simmer on low heat for about 1,5 hours. Remove the lid and let it reduce until the stew reached the desired thickness.

Serve with rice and salad, enjoy!