🏆National Dishes

Beef Rendang

Name: Beef Rendang
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 - 200 gm braising steak; ¼ tspn cumin seeds; 60 gm onions (prepared weight); 1 or 2 lime leaves; 1 clove garlic; 1 tbspn tamarind juice; 5 gm ginger; 250 ml coconut milk; 4 gm galangal (see note 1); 500 ml warm water; 2 tspn red chilli; 1 tbspn dark soy sauce; 1 stalk lemon grass; 2 small new potatoes; ¼ tspn turmeric; salt to taste; ¼ tspn coriander seeds; 50 gm onions (see note 2)

The national dish of Indonesia — beef rendang. Made with cumin seeds, or 2 lime leaves, tamarind juice.

20 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

Involved

Difficulty

Ingredients

Steps

Ingredients

Servings

150 - 200 gm braising steak
¼ tspn cumin seeds
60 gm onions (prepared weight)
1 or 2 lime leaves
1 clove garlic
1 tbspn tamarind juice
5 gm ginger
250 ml coconut milk
4 gm galangal (see note 1)
500 ml warm water
2 tspn red chilli
1 tbspn dark soy sauce
1 stalk lemon grass
2 small new potatoes
¼ tspn turmeric
salt to taste
¼ tspn coriander seeds
50 gm onions (see note 2)

Method

1
Cut the beef approx 1 inch into cubes.
2
Chop the onions.
3
Chop the garlic.
4
Chop the ginger and galangal.
5
Chop the chilli.
6
Chop the lemon grass, using only half of the lower part.
7
Blend the onions, garlic, ginger, galangal, chilli and lemon grass, with 100 ml water, to a paste (with small quantities it is usually easier to use a small jug and a hand blender).
8
Dry roast the coriander and cumin seeds and then grind to a powder in a pestle and mortar.
9
Tear the lime leaf.
10
Using a small bowl, mix together the beef, the ground spices, turmeric, lime leaf and the processed paste, cover and set aside to marinate for a short time.
11
Break up enough tamarind block to fill a tablespoon and 'steep' in a little boiling water for , them press through a sieve to remove any pips.