Bettys Slow Cooked Balinese Beef Curry Food

INDONESIAN BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Start by putting the onions, 2 of the chillies, garlic, salt, cumin, coriander and tumeric into a food processor. Zap it all into a paste.
• Fry the paste for about 2-3 minutes and then put it into your slow cooker or Dutch oven.
• Then take the steak pieces and fry them in the oil in batches until brown on all sides.
• When the steak is browned add it to whichever cooking vessel you are using.
• Then cover the steak and fried paste with the coconut milk. Then add the ginger, sugar, coconut, curry leaves and Rendang curry paste.
• Stir well to mix all the ingredients together.
• Then cook at 160C for about 3-4 hours, or until the meat has become tender and is beginning to fall apart.

BETTY'S SLOW COOKED BALINESE BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• 1. Using a sharp knife, chop the beef into large 1 inch (3cm chunks.
• 2. Heat the oil in a large heavy based fry pan. Sear the beef (just browned but not cooked all the way through) in two batches and pop into a large stove top casserole dish (such as le creuset or bessemer)
• 3. In the same fry pan, cook the onion, stirring often. Add to the beef in the casserole dish. Remove the frying pan from the heat
• 4. Use a food processor or large mortar and pestle to bend the chilli, shallot, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, tumeric, salt, pepper and oil to a smooth paste.
• 5. Re-heat the frying pan, stir fry the curry paste for 2 minutes until it becomes fragrant. Stir in the coconut milk, kecap manis, water and cashews. Bring the boil.
• 6. Add the curry paste to the beef and onions in the casserole dish, cover and cook over a low heat stirring occasionally for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The meat will be fork tender.
• 7. Serve with steamed fragrant rice and a medley of seasonal steamed vegetables.

AUTHENTIC BANGLADESHI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Stir in the garlic, green chiles, ginger paste, cardamom seeds, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Cook and stir until the garlic begins to brown, 3 to 5 more minutes.
• Mix cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and water into the onion mixture. Simmer until most of the water has evaporated and the mixture has thickened.
• Stir in beef chuck pieces until coated with spice mixture; simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the beef is cooked through and tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.