West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry). Great recipe for West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry). It's the food I grew up with. Rendang is a spicy meat dish which originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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. This beef rendang recipe is a popular Indonesian dish from Padang, West Sumatra, with flavorful chunks of beef slowly stewed in coconut milk and a wonderful blend of spices. 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)

Prepare of Basic Ingredients.
It's 700 grams of fresh beef shanks/ribs/chuck, cut into large cubes.
You need 800 ml of pure coconut milk (from 3 mature coconuts).
Prepare 1500 ml of young coconut water.
It's 150 grams of unpeeled baby potatoes, cut slightly.
It's 150 grams of red beans, boiled until half-cooked.
It's 2 tsp of salt.
It's of Ground-Spice Ingredients.
It's 100 grams of red chilli peppers (add more if you likel it spicy).
It's 10 clove of medium shallots.
It's 10 clove of garlics.
It's 3 cm of ginger, peeled.
You need 2 cm of turmeric, peeled.
Prepare 5 piece of candlenuts.
You need 1/2 of nutmeg.
Prepare 1 tsp of coriander seed.
It's 1/2 tsp of pepper powder.
You need of Leaf & Spice Ingredients.
Prepare 3 of turmeric leaves.
Prepare 8 of fresh lime leaves.
It's 5 of Indonesian bay-leaves (daun salam).
You need 3 piece of thick lemongrasses white part only, smashed.
You need 4 cm of galangal, peeled & slightly smashed.
It's 3 piece of small star anise.
It's 1 piece of cinnamon stick.

We're traveling to grand Indonesia today, my friends, for an enormously popular beef stew dish that is sure to entice any spicy food lover. 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. Rendang is an Indonesian meat dish which originated among the Minangkabau people in West Sumatra.

West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) step by step

Blend the Ground-Spice Ingredients together until well combined like a smooth paste. Set aside..
Combine pure coconut milk & young coconut water to the nonstick-large-pan. Boil & stir them well in a medium heat..
Add the smooth paste of Ground-Spice Ingredients. Stir well to combine and turn into sweet orange coloured liquid..
Add all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients. Stir constantly until slightly fragrant..
Add salt..
Add fresh beef until well combined. Stir well and bring a gentle boil..
Once the meat is half-cooked, add baby potatoes & red beans..
Stir it well every 15 minutes or so to prevent sticking, until the mixture become thicker, darker & gloriously fragrant..
Continue to simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated by about 95%. Reduce the heat to low..
Test the meat, it should be perfect enogh when it's fork-tender..
Taste the liquid for salt, add a pinch if you need more. Mix them. Turn down the heat.
Remove all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients..
Serves the dish with steamed rice..

The dish is famous for its spiciness and a long cooking procedure. It is often compared to Indian curry because of its consistency and unique flavors. Beef rendang is one of the original cuisines of Minangkabau descent and Sumatra's culture. It is served at special occasions to honor guests and during festive seasons. It is a delicious Indonesian dish prepared with a myriad of herbs and spices cooking for a few hours until all the liquids have been completely absorbed by the meat.