How to Cook Indonesian Beef Rendang Perfectly

How to cook Indonesian beef rendang becomes something interesting and it makes curious to most people. In the first time looking at the picture of this dish, I believe that you will definitely want to enjoy it immediately. Rendang is actually an Indonesian meat curry which is cooked with chilies, spices, and coconut milk. It is shimmered well until get the perfect taste with great fragrant. Don’t only imagine this delicious dish. You may try to make it right now, and here is the guidance.

Indonesian Beef Rendang Recipe

How to Cook Indonesian Beef Rendang Perfectly

Ingredients:

500 grams of beef meat

200 ml of water

400 ml of coconut milk

100 grams of coconut flakes, toast it

6 tablespoon of vegetable oil

2 Kaffir lime leafs

Seasoning:

3 lemongrass

1 teaspoon of salt

1 cinnamon stick

8 hot red bird’s eye chilies’

4 tablespoon of ginger, chopped finely

1 teaspoon of turmeric

4 shallots, chopped finely

1 tablespoon of sugar

Steps:

1. The first step of how to cook Indonesian beef rendang is making the seasoning. In this step, you may blend all the seasoning ingredients. 

2. Then, pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan. Heat it and fry the paste of seasoning until you get the delicious fragrant. When the paste becomes lightly brown, you may add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leafs, and cinnamon stick. When they are finely fragrant, you can add the water part by part.

3. After 45 minutes, you will get the water is absorbed and the mixture is quite sticky. At this step, you can add the beef meat. Cook them well until the meat color change into brown.

4. When the beef meat mixture comes dry, it means that you need to pour a little bit of coconut milk. Simmer them well, and repeat to add the coconut milk bit by bit.

5. After 45 minutes, Beef rendang is almost

ready. In order to avoid it becomes dry, you may add 20 ml of water. Lower the heat until the rendang becomes dark and rich thickness.

6. Serve the beef meat rendang on the plate together with kerisik that has been cooked by frying the grated coconut. You may also add the lime and cucumber salad as the complement.

The steps of how to cook Indonesian beef rendang are quite easy, right?