Rendang Padang (West Sumatran Dry Beef Rendang)
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Ingredients
- 800 g beef brisket
- 500 ml tinned coconut milk
- 8 shallots
- 5 garlic cloves
- 20 g fresh galangal or ginger, grated
- 10 dried red chillies
- 2 lemongrass stalks, bruised
- 5 kaffir lime leaves
- 3 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 781 kcal
- Protein
- 45.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 17.9 g
- of which sugars
- 7.9 g
- Fat
- 58.6 g
- of which saturates
- 35.7 g
- Fibre
- 5.2 g
- Salt
- 0.38 g
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Method
- 1
Cut the beef brisket into 4cm chunks. Blend the shallots, garlic, galangal, dried red chillies and ground turmeric to a smooth paste.
- 2
Toast the desiccated coconut in a dry pan over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until deep golden brown, then set aside.
- 3
Fry the paste in a large heavy pan for 10 minutes until darkened and the oil has separated out.
- 4
Add the beef, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves and stir to coat, then pour in the coconut milk.
- 5
Simmer uncovered on a low heat for 75-80 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until most of the liquid has gone and the sauce is thick.
- 6
Stir in the toasted coconut and cook for a final 10 minutes, stirring often, until the rendang is dark brown and dry, with no pink in the beef.
- 7
Rest for 5 minutes before serving with steamed rice.
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