Beef Rendang Recipe
Beef Rendang is an Indonesian slow cook, spicy and aromatic recipe which is mixed with spices & herbs and braised in coconut milk.
Ingredients
Spice Paste
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 thumb-size ginger
- 1 medium red onion
- 10 dried red chilies
- 2 pieces of chopped lemongrass stalk the white part only
- ¼ cup of water
Curry Sauce
- 500 gram of chopped beef steak
- 2 green chilies optional
- 2 lemongrass stalk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 cloves
- 1 teaspoon of cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cup of coconut milk
Instructions
- Add chopped onion, garlic, lemongrass, dried red chilies, ginger and water into the blender. Once you turn it ON, let it blend till it turn into a paste.
- In a separate cooking pot, add vegetable oil, cloves, and cinnamon stick. Transfer the spice paste into the pot. Give a quick stir
- Add chopped beef, cumin & turmeric powder and lemongrass stalk into the pot. Stir to combine
- Pour the coconut milk into the pot. Stir again to combine and change the heat to MEDIUM or MEDIUM LOW . Cover the pot and let it simmer.
- Once the sauce is gone by 50%, add the brown sugar. Mix to combine and then adjust the heat to LOW. Continue to let it simmer
- When there is already less sauce, the coconut milk will release its oil which will cause to fry and brown the beef. Once it does that, Turn OFF the heat
- Garnish the rendang with spring onion and serve with rice and any vegetable side dishes.
Notes
In this recipe, I am using a cooking pot instead of slow cooker or instant pot since traditional is much better.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 39gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 26gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 106mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11g
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