Simple Rendang Beef Recipe from Padang

Rendang is a typical Indonesian food. It is usually served in traditional Indonesian occasions, such as the feast of "Eid"
Rendang matched eaten with rice or Ketupat.

The following is a recipe of Rendang :

Basic ingredient :

1. Prepare 1 kg of beef (preferably using lean meat), cut meat into pieces, then wash with water until it is clean
2. Prepare 3 coconuts, shredded and squeezed up into coconut milk

Seasoning ingredients :

1. 20 spring onions
2. 10 cloves of garlic
3. 2 pieces of ginger
4. 1 ounce of red pepper that has been finely ground
5. 1 teaspoon pepper powder
6. little "asam kandis" (Garcinia xanthochymus)

How to make rendang beef :

1. Piece of meat that has been cleared into several sections. 
2. Boil coconut milk along with spices that have been processed, add the leaves (orange leaf) and asam kandis.
3. Stir continuously until the milk thickens and does not break.
4. If the stew has produced oil, put the meat into the stew of coconut milk and spices.
5. stir continuously with a small stove flame if the milk has begun to blend with the meat. do stirring until the meat becomes brown.
6. When finished, you can serve the desired portion.

More Tips :

Don’t leave the milk without stirring, because it will render the coconut milk broken. If the coconut milk is broken, then food will end up spoiled.

Do not cut the meat too bold, because it will be difficult for the flavor to absorbed and the meat will become too thick.

I hope this recipe can be useful for you.

good luck