By Harvey Tan
Beef Rendang, a cuisine from Mindanao, on my opinion this is one of the tastiest i have ever tasted. Now I am going to teach you how to cook Beef Rendang. First off, you will need these ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons of cooking oil
- 6 tablespoons of blended lemongrass
- 2 tablespoons of blended galangal
- 1 tablespoon of blended onion
- 1 tablespoon of blended garlic
- 1 tablespoon of blended ginger
- 4 tablespoons of dried chilli paste
- 4 tablespoons of tamarind juice
- 1 tablespoon of white sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 tablespoon of dark coconut sugar block (broken into small pieces)
- 2 100ml of water
- 4 lime leaves
- 2 tablespoons of roasted coconut
- and of course the beef.
Now, you need to heat the cooking oil in a sauce pan, add the blended lemongrass and galangal. Cook it for 5 minuets until the aroma rises. Then add the blended onion, garlic, and ginger. Cook it for 5 more minuets until it turns brown.
Now, add the blended chilli paste, tamarind juice, white sugar, salt, and, the dark coconut sugar. Cook until the oil separates.
Next add the fresh beef, bruised lemongrass and 100ml of water and simmer on a low heat until it dries. Once dried, add the coconut milk and 100ml more water and simmer again on a low heat until it dries and the oil separates. Simmering in total takes about an hour. This will make the beef tender and give it plenty of time for the flavour to absorb the rich flavours of the ingredients.
Finally, add the lime leaves and roasted coconut and cook for 5 more minuets until the roasted coconut has blended in well and it is ready to serve with rice. You can now enjoy your food and share it with your family, friends, or anyone.
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