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Beef Rendang

Name: Beef Rendang
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 600g Beef Shank; 500ml Coconut milk; 2 Onion; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 1 clove Galangal; 2 Lemongrass; 2 tbsp Chili powder; 1 tbsp Palm sugar

Main Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Beef cooked down in coconut milk and spices until almost dry — a rich stew essential to Malaysian festivals.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Rendang is a rich beef stew made throughout the Malay world. Beef is cooked for hours with coconut milk, lemongrass, galangal, and other spices until nearly all the liquid has gone, concentrating its flavor. Because it keeps well, it's an essential festive dish for Hari Raya, the celebration at the end of the fasting month.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the morning of Hari Raya, the aroma of rendang slowly cooking down fills the house as relatives gather.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef Shank 600g
Coconut milk 500ml
Onion 2
Garlic 4 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Galangal 1 clove
Lemongrass 2
Chili powder 2 tbsp
Palm sugar 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Pound the onion, garlic, ginger, and galangal into a paste.
Fry the paste in oil until fragrant.
Add the beef, sear, and pour in the coconut milk.
Add the lemongrass and chili powder and simmer gently.
Cook down for 2+ hours until nearly dry and rich, and season with palm sugar.

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