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| Beef Rendang Recipe (How to make authentic Indonesian Rendang) |
Do you know what the world’s best foods are? Sushi, beef rendang or lasagne? You probably thought you knew, but most likely you don’t.
If you chose rendang, congratulations! Based on 35,000 votes, the world’s most delicious food is rendang from West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Introducing the best rendang- rendang minang from Sumatra
Beef rendang is one of the original cuisines of Minangkabau descent and Sumatra’s culture. It is served at special occasions to honor guests and during festive seasons. It is a delicious Indonesian dish prepared with a myriad of herbs and spices cooking for a few hours until all the liquids have been completely absorbed by the meat. Beef rendang is best eaten with steamed rice and condiments such as fried onions and chili pieces.
Here is the good news. You do not need to travel to Sumatra of Indonesia. You can just recreate the world’s best food at home by following this beef rendang recipe.
This recipe is the authentic beef rendang recipe from the native land of Rendang in Minangkabau, tested in my kitchen based on several original recipes written in Bahasa Indonesia (the Indonesian language).
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| Beef Rendang Recipe (How to make authentic Indonesian Rendang) |
Beef Rendang Minang recipe
Authentic Indonesian dry rendang.
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indonesian
Servings: 2 .5kg
Calories: 2500 kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients (A)
- 1 kg beef
- 600 ml coconut cream
- 100 ml vegetable oil
Ingredients (B)- to blend
- 4 candlenuts
- 12 cloves chopped garlic
- 300 g red chili , (Serrano chili/pepper)
- 250 g onions
- 50 g ginger
- 50 g galangal
- 25 g ground turmeric or 50g of fresh turmeric
- 1½ tsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 11/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 10 cloves
Ingredients (C)- Seasonings and Spices
- 4 stalks lemongrass , bashed
- 3 pieces kaffir lime leaves
- 1 piece asam keping
- 2 turmeric leaves ,tied up
Instructions
- Cut the beef into 4 cm squares, half cm thick. Do not cut the beef too small as the meat can break into smaller pieces during cooking.
- Blend all the ingredients in (B), set the blend aside.
- Remove the green section and the outer sheath of the lemongrass. Use only the white portion. Bash them so that the lemongrass to ensure the release of the flavor.
- Heat up the vegetable oil in a wok. Saute the spice paste (B) over low heat until aromatic.
- Add the coconut cream, turmeric leaves, kaffir lime leaves, asam keping and lemongrass into the wok.
- Add the beef and cook over medium heat. Bring the coconut milk to a boil.
- Once it is boiled, continue simmer over low heat. Add water from time to time when the stew is about to dry.
- Cook until the beef absorbs the flavor of the spices thoroughly and the color turns to dark brown. It will take about three hours.
- Served with rice or bread.
Recipe Notes
Note: Since not everyone tolerates the same level of hotness of chili, please reduce the amount and remove the seeds of the chilies if you are not used to spicy food.
Sources : http://tasteasianfood.com/beef-rendang-recipe/