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Rendang is a West Sumatran caramelised beef curry.

This simplified recipe uses KNORR Red Thai Paste that doesn't sacrifice the taste.

You can cook West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) using 25 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry)

1. It’s of Basic Ingredients.

2. It’s 700 grams of fresh beef shanks/ribs/chuck, cut into large cubes.

3. You need 800 ml of pure coconut milk (from 3 mature coconuts).

4. Prepare 1500 ml of young coconut water.

5. It’s 150 grams of unpeeled baby potatoes, cut slightly.

6. It’s 150 grams of red beans, boiled until half-cooked.

7. You need 2 tsp of salt.

8. You need of Ground-Spice Ingredients.

9. It’s 100 grams of red chilli peppers (add more if you likel it spicy).

10. It’s 10 clove of medium shallots.

11. Prepare 10 clove of garlics.

12. You need 3 cm of ginger, peeled.

13. It’s 2 cm of turmeric, peeled.

14. It’s 5 piece of candlenuts.

15. You need 1/2 of nutmeg.

16. It’s 1 tsp of coriander seed.

17. You need 1/2 tsp of pepper powder.

18. You need of Leaf & Spice Ingredients.

19. Prepare 3 of turmeric leaves.

20. Prepare 8 of fresh lime leaves.

21. You need 5 of Indonesian bay-leaves (daun salam).

22. It’s 3 piece of thick lemongrasses white part only, smashed.

23. You need 4 cm of galangal, peeled & slightly smashed.

24. It’s 3 piece of small star anise.

25. It’s 1 piece of cinnamon stick.

You can cook West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry.

Rendang is a spicy, time-consuming dish to prepare with a huge number of ingredients but it is well worth the effort.

It is served with rice or bread and a vegetable dish and is an event in itself.

It is a widely popular dish in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the surrounding area.

West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) instructions

1. Blend the Ground-Spice Ingredients together until well combined like a smooth paste. Set aside..

2. Combine pure coconut milk & young coconut water to the nonstick-large-pan. Boil & stir them well in a medium heat..

3. Add the smooth paste of Ground-Spice Ingredients. Stir well to combine and turn into sweet orange coloured liquid..

4. Add all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients. Stir constantly until slightly fragrant..

5. Add salt..

6. Add fresh beef until well combined. Stir well and bring a gentle boil..

7. Once the meat is half-cooked, add baby potatoes & red beans..

8. Stir it well every 15 minutes or so to prevent sticking, until the mixture become thicker, darker & gloriously fragrant..

9. Continue to simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated by about 95%. Reduce the heat to low..

10. Test the meat, it should be perfect enogh when its fork-tender..

11. Taste the liquid for salt, add a pinch if you need more. Mix them. Turn down the heat.

12. Remove all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients..

13. Serves the dish with steamed rice..

Beef rendang is carefully stirred, simmered and cooked for three to four hours until the coconut milk has totally evaporated and the meat has absorbed the flavor of the herbs and spices.

Beef Rendang is a flavorful West Sumatran dry curry that's made with beef, that's cooked together with a spice paste and coconut milk until fork-tender.

Characteristic of the Minangkabau cuisine, it is invariably served at festive and ceremonial occasions, wedding feasts and Hari Raya.

Culinary sources describe rendang as "West Sumatran caramelised beef curry".

Rendang is a favourite throughout the Malay communities of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Philippines.