Indonesian Rendang Curry Food

RENDANG

Steps:

• Mix all the wet paste ingredients in a blender or food processor.
• In a skillet, toast coriander, cumin and fennel seeds for 2 to 3 minutes, then grind in a spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle.
• Add oil to the skillet, bring the heat to medium-low, add the whole spices and sweat for a few minutes.
• Add the wet paste into the skillet and cook over medium-low heat for 20 to 30 minutes or until the oil begins to separate from the ingredients.
• Add the dry ground spices to the pan and mix with the wet paste.
• Fry for about 5 minutes, being careful not to burn the mixture.
• Add the meat, coat with paste and fry for about 1 minute.
• Add the coconut milk. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low.
• Simmer very gently uncovered for about 3 hours or until the meat is cooked and the sauce is reduced considerably.
• Add kerisik (optional) and tamarind and simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Add salt and palm sugar to taste

BEEF RENDANG RECIPE

Steps:

• 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.

INDONESIAN RENDANG BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• In a small blender, combine lemongrass, jalapeno pepper, garlic, ginger, corriander, turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon. Puree to thoroughly blend into a spice paste.
• Heat sesame oil in a large wok or frying pan and stir fry beef cubes until browned on all sides.
• Add spice mixture and stir-fry until lightly browned and fragrant.
• Add onion, green pepper, and carrot and continue stir frying until vegetables are just tender.
• Add coconut milk, lime juice and sugar. Stir to blend.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender and sauce is thickened.
• Serve over steamed rice.

RENDANG (SPICY BEEF INDONESIAN CURRY)

Steps:

• Put the coconut milk and water in a wok or large pan over medium to high flame and bring to a boil. Add the garlic, shallot, galangal, turmeric, chile, nutmeg, cardamom, coriander, cumin, ginger, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and lemongrass and bring to a boil again. Add the beef. After about 5 minutes, turn the flame down to a simmer. Add the sugar and salt. Cook, stirring every 5 minutes, until the coconut milk turns oily, separates and rises to the top (this is the sign that it's done), about 2 hours.

RENDANG PADANG - INDONESIAN BEEF CURRY (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Put the beef in the slow cooker.
• In a blender or food processor combine the chilis, onion, ginger, garlic, lemongrass, tamarind paste, 1 cup warm water, and the spices.
• Puree until smooth, then pour over the beef.
• Stir in the coconut milk and cook, covered, on the low setting for 5-6 hours.
• The beef will be tender and the sauce will be dark brown.
• Ladle most of the sauce into a small saucepan and cook over medium high heat to reduce until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the sauce back in the cooker and cook on high for 30 minutes to 1 hour longer.
• Stir in the sugar and season with salt to taste.
• Serve over steamed rice.

CHEF JOHN'S BEEF RENDANG

Steps:

• Cut beef chuck into 2-inch pieces.
• Combine shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, serrano and Fresno chiles, salt, red pepper flakes, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, and nutmeg in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until paste is very finely ground, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides with a spatula.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the curry paste. Cook and stir until it starts to dry out, then stir in the beef. Add coconut milk, tamarind paste, and brown sugar. Stir to combine. Fill up the empty can of coconut milk with water and pour it into the pan. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a simmer.
• In the meantime, bruise lemongrass with the back of your knife. Cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces and add to the curry. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until beef is fork-tender and sauce is fully reduced, about 4 hours. Stir more frequently as water reduces; add more water or lower the heat if sauce is reducing faster than beef is softening.
• Remove lemongrass to serve. For best results, let cool and serve the next day.