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Rendang

Name: Rendang
Total time: 180 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 500g Beef Shank; 600ml Coconut milk; 5 Chili pepper; 1 piece Ginger; 1 clove Galangal; 2 Lemongrass; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 Onion; 1 tsp Turmeric; A pinch Nutmeg

Main Dish

⏱ 180 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Beef slowly cooked down in coconut milk and spices — a rich dish from Sumatra.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Rendang is a traditional dish of the Minangkabau people of Sumatra. Beef is cooked with coconut milk and a host of spices — chili, ginger, galangal, lemongrass — for hours until all the liquid is gone. The method arose as a way to help the meat keep, and rendang has topped CNN's list of the world's most delicious foods. It's one of Indonesia's signature dishes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Served at weddings and celebrations, it keeps longer the more it's cooked down, so it's long been valued as a preserved food too.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef Shank 500g
Coconut milk 600ml
Chili pepper 5
Ginger 1 piece
Galangal 1 clove
Lemongrass 2
Garlic 3 cloves
Onion 1
Turmeric 1 tsp
Nutmeg A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Blend the chilies, ginger, galangal, garlic, onion, and turmeric into a paste.
Fry the paste in oil in a pot until fragrant.
Add the beef and sear.
Add the coconut milk, lemongrass, and nutmeg and bring to a boil.
Cook on low for 2–3 hours until the liquid is gone and the meat is tender.

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