How To Make RENDANG DAGING

(INDONESIAN BEEF SIMMERED IN COCONUT MILK)

Rendang is "dry" meat curry that originated in the Padang cuisine of west-central Sumatra. It has become popular throughout the Indonesian archipelago, as well as in Malaysia and Singapore. Rendang is an intensely flavorful dish often served on special occasions. The ingredients used to season it vary widely from region to region. Pick and choose  as you have available.

Ingredients

• Onions or shallots, minced --1/2 cup
• Chile peppers, minced -- from 5 to 20
• Garlic, minced -- 3 to 4 cloves
• Salt -- 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric -- 1/2 teaspoon
• Oil -- 3 tablespoons
• Beef chuck or round, cut into thin slices -- 2 pounds
• Ginger or galangal, sliced into thin rounds -- 2 or 3 rounds
• Lemon grass, white part only, pounded flat -- 2 stalks
• Sugar -- 1 tablespoon
• Salt -- to season
• Coconut milk -- 4 cups

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