West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry). Rendang is an Indonesian spicy meat dish originating from the Minangkabau region in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has spread across Indonesia to the cuisines of neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. Authentic beef rendang recipe from Minangkabau, Indonesia.
Rendang is a "dry" meat curry from west-central Sumatra in Indonesia.
Intensely flavorful, many consider it to be one of the tastiest foods in the world.
Rendang Daging. (Indonesian beef simmered in coconut milk).
You can have West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) using 25 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry)
- It's of Basic Ingredients.
- You need 700 grams of fresh beef shanks/ribs/chuck, cut into large cubes.
- You need 800 ml of pure coconut milk (from 3 mature coconuts).
- Prepare 1500 ml of young coconut water.
- Prepare 150 grams of unpeeled baby potatoes, cut slightly.
- Prepare 150 grams of red beans, boiled until half-cooked.
- It's 2 tsp of salt.
- It's of Ground-Spice Ingredients.
- Prepare 100 grams of red chilli peppers (add more if you likel it spicy).
- It's 10 clove of medium shallots.
- You need 10 clove of garlics.
- You need 3 cm of ginger, peeled.
- You need 2 cm of turmeric, peeled.
- You need 5 piece of candlenuts.
- Prepare 1/2 of nutmeg.
- Prepare 1 tsp of coriander seed.
- It's 1/2 tsp of pepper powder.
- Prepare of Leaf & Spice Ingredients.
- It's 3 of turmeric leaves.
- You need 8 of fresh lime leaves.
- Prepare 5 of Indonesian bay-leaves (daun salam).
- It's 3 piece of thick lemongrasses white part only, smashed.
- Prepare 4 cm of galangal, peeled & slightly smashed.
- You need 3 piece of small star anise.
- You need 1 piece of cinnamon stick.
This extravagantly rich, dry-braised beef curry is a signature dish of the Minangkabau highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The beef is slowly simmered in a spiced coconut-milk broth until the broth evaporates and the meat is left to sauté in the intensely. Beef Randang or Rendang is a dry beef curry which is quite spicy but delicious Sumatra Chicken Curry (pictured above) is a colourful dish with a fresh flavour with the West Sumatran Fish Curry. Bubur jagung is a popular dessert made with corn which can.
West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) step by step
- Blend the Ground-Spice Ingredients together until well combined like a smooth paste. Set aside..
- Combine pure coconut milk & young coconut water to the nonstick-large-pan. Boil & stir them well in a medium heat..
- Add the smooth paste of Ground-Spice Ingredients. Stir well to combine and turn into sweet orange coloured liquid..
- Add all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients. Stir constantly until slightly fragrant..
- Add salt..
- Add fresh beef until well combined. Stir well and bring a gentle boil..
- Once the meat is half-cooked, add baby potatoes & red beans..
- Stir it well every 15 minutes or so to prevent sticking, until the mixture become thicker, darker & gloriously fragrant..
- Continue to simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated by about 95%. Reduce the heat to low..
- Test the meat, it should be perfect enogh when it's fork-tender..
- Taste the liquid for salt, add a pinch if you need more. Mix them. Turn down the heat.
- Remove all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients..
- Serves the dish with steamed rice..
Rendang Sapi is one of the most popular dishes from Padang, West Sumatra. Padang is known by their delicious meals made from coconut milk. You can make it spicy or mild, depend how you like it. I like it because the taste is really strong and aromatic. Simmering this spicy beef rendang for hours intensifies its bold, aromatic flavors for a Sumatran-style main dish well worth the effort.
