Fresh And Easy Malay Beef 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.

FRESH AND EASY MALAY BEEF

Steps:

• In a large bowl of bag, mix together marinade ingredients and add beef. Allow to marinade 8 hours to overnight.
• In a saucepan, add the coconut cream, water and salt and bring to just under a boil. Add rice and stir. Cover saucepan and remove to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, add the ingredients for the peanut sauce to a saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally. Take the beef slices and skewer them onto water soaked wooden skewers. Discard marinade.
• Heat oil in large frying pan (if using) and fry skewers about 5 minutes on each side or place over open fire and cook using same time frame. Each side of skewers should be browned evenly.
• Serve with scoop of rice and peanut sauce for dipping.