Rendang (Beef Rendang)

This is my favorite menu when I have a dinner in Padang Restaurant. Yup..Beef Rendang. Originally from Minangkabau but now it is served outside Indonesia as well. Beef Rendang is also famous in Singapore and Malaysia and usually served in traditional festival. But there are differences between Indonesia and Malaysia, In Indonesia Beef Rendang is prefer to enjoy with rice then in Malaysia it’s enjoyed with ketupat. (a compressed rice cake).
Whether you enjoy it with rice or ketupat, both are still taste fantastic. Let’s take alook at the recipe:

Ingredients :

1 1/4 liters Coconut milk from 2 old coconuts
1 Turmeric leaf, torn and knotted
5 Kaffir lime leaves
1 stalk Lemon grass, bruised
1-2 pieces Asam Gelugur
10 Red chilies, finely sliced
1 kg Beef, fat and sinew removed, cut into 3 cm cubes

Spices

3 tablespoons Chopped galangal
1/2 tablespoon Chopped turmeric
1/2 tablespoon Chopped ginger
200 g Red chilies
4 Shallots
Salt

How to Cook:

• Simmer coconut milk with turmeric leaf, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, asam gelugur, sliced chilies and ground spices until the milk thickens and becomes oily.
• Reduce heat.
• Add beef and cook until tender.
• Stir occasionally until the spices dry and turn brown.