Beef Rendang Turmeric Rice Recipes

BEEF RENDANG (THE BEST!)

Steps:

• Chop the spice paste ingredients and then blend it in a food processor until fine.
• Heat the oil in a stew pot, add the spice paste, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom and stir-fry until aromatic. Add the beef and the pounded lemongrass and stir for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, tamarind juice, water, and simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently until the meat is almost cooked. Add the kaffir lime leaves, kerisik (toasted coconut), sugar or palm sugar, stirring to blend well with the meat.
• Lower the heat to low, cover the lid, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is really tender and the gravy has dried up. Add more salt and sugar to taste. Serve immediately with steamed rice and save some for overnight.

BEEF RENDANG & TURMERIC RICE

Steps:

• For the paste, soak the chillies in boiling water for 15 mins. Drain, remove seeds and whizz with the rest of the paste ingredients in a small food processor until smooth.
• Heat the oil in a wok or a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish. Fry the paste for 5 mins until the aroma is released. Add the beef and the lemongrass, and mix well. Once the beef starts to lose its pinkness, add the coconut milk and 250ml water. Bring to the boil, then lower to a simmer, uncovered. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking, and more often towards the end.
• Meanwhile, toast the coconut in a frying pan on a low heat for 5-7 mins until golden brown. Set aside to cool. Using a blender, coarsely blend it to finer pieces - but not too fine. Put to one side.
• After 2 hrs, add the coconut, kaffir lime leaves, chicken stock powder, tamarind paste, sugar and salt to the pan. Simmer for 30 mins more. You should start to see the oil separating from the mix. It's ready when the meat is tender and almost falling apart.
• For the rice, use a heavy-based saucepan with a lid. Heat the oil in the pan and add the mustard seeds. Once the seeds start popping, add the turmeric, curry leaves (if using) and rice, and mix well. Add the chicken stock and 1 litre of water. Bring to the boil, then turn down to the lowest simmer and cook, covered, for 5 mins. Remove from the heat, with the lid on and leave to steam for 25 mins.

MALAYSIAN BEEF RENDANG

Steps:

• Heat the coconut in a dry wok, stirring continuously until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
• Using a blender or a food processor, blend the shallots, garlic, chilies, ginger, and lemon grass to a thick paste.
• Grind the coriander, fennel, cumin and nutmeg.
• Using the wok, fry the shallot paste in a little oil for a few minutes. Add the ground coriander, fennel, cumin and nutmeg; cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring continuously. Add beef; cook over a medium heat for a further 3 to 4 minutes, or until meat is browned.
• Stir in sugar, coconut, cloves, cinnamon stick, coconut milk , and water. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer until most of the liquid has gone and the meat is tender (about 1 hour). Season with salt to taste.

RENDANG DAGING (BEEF RENDANG)

Steps:

• Prepare the spice paste: In a small food processor, combine the spice paste ingredients and blend until they form a smooth paste. If the texture is too coarse, you can add a splash of the measured coconut milk and blend again. Set aside.
• Prepare the beef: Trim the meat of any excess fat, then cut the meat into 1 1/2-inch chunks, discarding any additional excess fat, and transfer the cubed meat to a deep, heavy Dutch oven or pot.
• Stir in the prepared spice paste along with the coconut milk, lemongrass, makrut lime leaves (if using), bay leaves and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil over high, then reduce to a gentle simmer and continue to cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until the meat is tender, stirring every 20 minutes or so to ensure the rendang doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
• After 2 to 2 1/2 hours, the oil from the coconut milk will split and rise to the surface, appearing as a reddish-orange oil; Indonesians call this stage "kalio." (Depending on the oil content of your coconut milk, this may be a subtle film of oil or there can be a pool of it.) Discard the lemongrass stalks. (If they cook any further, they may disintegrate and be impossible to remove.)
• Turn the heat up to medium-high to reduce the sauce. Stir the rendang continuously until the sauce has thickened and turned a deep brown, about 15 minutes. As more oil separates, you are nearly there. Continue stirring the beef so it absorbs the sauce and caramelizes on the outside. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed before serving.

BEEF RENDANG

Steps:

• Blend olive oil, shallots, chile pepper, garlic, shrimp paste, lemon grass, ginger root, and turmeric together in the bowl of a food processor until smooth paste forms, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Heat paste in a large saucepan over medium heat until very fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, palm sugar, kaffir lime leaves, cinnamon, cloves, sea salt, and white pepper. Bring mixture to a boil and cook until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Stir in beef; reduce heat to gentle simmer. Cook mixture until beef is tender and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Remove kaffir lime leaves to serve.

INDONESIAN RENDANG

Steps:

• Put all ingredients for the paste in a blender or food processor.
• Add 50 ml coconut milk to help the blending process and blend until smooth.
• Put the beef and spice paste into a Wok or a large saucepan (minimum capacity 4 liters).
• Pour in the coconut milk, add the lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and turmeric leaves. Stir to mix.
• Cook over medium-high heat until the coconut milk get boiled.
• Adjust the heat into medium and simmer for 1.5 hours uncovered until the coconut milk becomes thicker and oily. Stirring occasionally.
• Add the tamarind water and salt to taste. (Note: If you like to eat it with sauce you can stop the cooking now. This dish is called: Kalio /Wet Rendang)
• If you like to eat it as rendang then continue cooking on low heat for about 30 minutes.
• Cook until the coconut milk is driven off and the beef and sauce becomes brown and almost dry. (At this stage you will probably need to stir all the time to prevent burning)
• Serve hot with rice and "Minangkabau Green Sambal".
• Many Indonesians prefer a black colour rendang. To get this kind of rendang you need to add roasted grated coconut which's smoothly blended.
• I personally prefer to stop the cooking earlier to reserve it's thick delicates sauce as you see in the pic :-)

MALAY BEEF RENDANG RECIPE (AUTHENTIC RESEPI RENDANG DAGING)

Steps:

• Prepare The Ingredients
• 1. Cut the dried red chillies in half and place in a bowl of hot water to soak around 20 minutes. 20 Minutes 2. Roll the turmeric leaves up, if using them, and cut them into thin slices. If using the kaffir lime leaves, I just tear the leaves up. 3. Once the chillies have soaked drain the water off and set aside. If you don't want the paste too hot you can remove some, or all, of the seeds.
• Prepare The Spice Paste
• 1. Use the ingredients from the spice paste list. You can chop them up into chunks and use a pestel and mortar or, like me, add them to an electric blender or spice grinder. 2. First add the lemongrass. Chop into bits and blend for 10-15 seconds.. 3. Then chop your galangal. Add it to the blender and blitz for another 10 seconds. 4. Add the chopped ginger and garlic cloves. Blend for 10 seconds. 5. At this stage the mix probably is a bit dry so add half the onion. Blend for 15-20 seconds. The onion will add all the moisture you need. Don't be tempted to add water! You don't need it! 6. Finally add all the remaining ingredients. (soaked chillies, Kerisik, turmeric, coriander and remaining onion. 7. Continue blending until you have a fairly fine mix. It doesn't need to be entirely smooth (but smooth is better than chunky)
• Cooking The Beef Rendang
• 1. You can use a large, heavy based saucepan or a dutch oven. 2. I find it easier to add half the beef, then all the spice paste and give it a mix. 3. Then add the remaining beef and mix well. 4. Finally add the remaining ingredients (coconut milk, water, salt, lemongrass and the turmeric leaves or lime leaves). Mix well. 5. Place on a low heat and let it come to a gentle simmer. 6. Occasionally stir to make sure everything is well combined. 7. Leave the Beef Rendang to cook, uncovered, for a minimum of 2 and a half hours. I find 3 hours perfect! 8. The beef will be meltingly tender and you are looking for the oils to have separated slightly leaving an almost dry curry.
• Note: You shouldn't need to stir the Beef Rendang until the last 45-30 minutes. Once it starts to dry, check regularly as it will need stirring to avoid it catching on the base of your pan. The stirring will prevent it burning. Check the seasoning and serve! Use our handy timers below to remind you! 2 hours and 15 minutes or 2 hours and 30 minutes and finally Final 30 Minutes cooking time Stir regularly