Beef Rendang

Brian Holley's Note:

Famous dish from East Asia.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 200 ml coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion , quartered
• 1 inch cubs fresh ginger , grated
• 2 red chilies , finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 2 star anise
• 2 lbs beef , cubed

Directions:

1. Put all of the ingredients, EXCEPT FOR THE BEEF, into a blender and whizz for 1 minute to make the sauce.
2. Put the sauce in a pan and bring to the boil, add the meat, lower heat and simmer till meat is tender.

Reviews

[Mia in Germany]

Made this for Unrated Asian Recipes Tag Game. It smelled incredible while cooking, and according to the comments it got during dinner, I should rate this with ten stars! First I wanted to try a recipe with ready made curry paste, but am I glad I chose this recipe instead! A definite keeper. I followed the recipe to the letter, and that's absolutely perfect. Sorry for the poor photo, the battery of my camera died before I could take a proper picture, so I used a friend's cell phone to photograph the leftovers after dinner... Seems like the phone was overwhelmed by the fantastic smell - it fainted after the first attempt, too! Thanks for posting this wonderful recipe, Brian!