Rendang
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
3 hrs
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Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian, Indonesian
Rendang
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Rendang is a kind of Indonesian beef curry, simmered for a long time, which allows the meat to soak up all the flavors that make up this unique dish.
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Ingredients
- 3 lb beef , cut into chunks
- 5 tablespoons oil
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 5 tablespoons Kerisik (grated coconut), toasted and crushed (optional)
- 2 tablespoons pure tamarind extract
Whole spices
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 cloves garlic
- 3 star anise
- 4 green cardamom pods
Whole spices (dry roasted and then ground into powder)
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1½ tablespoon coriander seeds
Wet Paste
- 3 talks lemongrass (white part only), thinly sliced
- 1 (2-inch) piece galangal
- 1 (1-inch) piece ginger
- 10 shallots
- 1 (2-inch) piece turmeric root
- 6 leaves kaffir lime , finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic
- 10 red hot chili peppers , soaked and seeded
- salt
- palm sugar (to taste)
Equipment
- food processor
Instructions
- Mix all the wet paste ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- In a skillet, toast coriander, cumin and fennel seeds for 2 to 3 minutes, then grind in a spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle.
- Add oil to the skillet, bring the heat to medium-low, add the whole spices and sweat for a few minutes.
- Add the wet paste into the skillet and cook over medium-low heat for 20 to 30 minutes or until the oil begins to separate from the ingredients.
- Add the dry ground spices to the pan and mix with the wet paste.
- Fry for about 5 minutes, being careful not to burn the mixture.
- Add the meat, coat with paste and fry for about 1 minute.
- Add the coconut milk. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low.
- Simmer very gently uncovered for about 3 hours or until the meat is cooked and the sauce is reduced considerably.
- Add kerisik (optional) and tamarind and simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Add salt and palm sugar to taste
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