Beef Rendang

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 cm ginger
• 5 red chilies (to taste)
• 2 candle nuts, kemiri
• 1 kg beef, trimmed of fat and cut into 3cm cubes
• 1 (250 ml) can coconut milk
• 1 turmeric, leaf (if available)
• 2 kaffir lime leaves (if available)
• 1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
• 2 cm galangal
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 grind the first five ingredients together (shallots to candle nuts) until they form a paste.
• 2 fry the spice paste with cooking oil in a large pan. add the turmeric leaf, lime leaves, lemon grass, and galangal into the pan.
• 3 add the beef and fry until it begins to brown. add the coconut milk, stirring gently. add in the salt and sugar.
• 4 cook over low heat for about 2 hours, stirring from time to time until the meat is very tender, the sauce has evaporated and the color has turned to a rich deep brown.