Now I've got 800 grams or 1 and 3/4 pounds of stewing or braising beef here, you can use cheaper
such as
chuck or
shin because the long slow cooking process will
its fall apart tender.
Now we're going to
coat the beef in that
flour. Place the beef in the hot oil and cook for five to six minutes turning a couple of times until it's browned, you might need to do this in two
. Remove the browned beef from the pan and place in a bowl. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan, now add a
to the pan and turn down the heat, and cook slowly for a couple of minutes until the onion begins to
. Add in five cloves of
, 2 tablespoons of minced ginger and a teaspoon of
and cook for another couple of minutes
while stirring.
At this point, you might notice the base of the pan is getting quite brown but you can just add in a splash of water to
prevent it from burning. Now we add in 2
chopped 2, red chilies that have been finely chopped, a teaspoon of tamarind paste, a tablespoon of ground coriander, a teaspoon of black pepper, half a teaspoon of cinnamon, 2 kaffir lime leaves, three tablespoons of dark brown sugar and half a teaspoon of salt.
Now we're going to mix all that together and cook for a minute, the
is filling the kitchen right now, it
amazing.
Now we add in 2400 mil or 14 ounce
cans of full fat coconut milk and bring to a gentle bubble, stirring every now and then
to ensure nothing’s
sticking to the base of the casserole dish.
Add the beef back in and stir. Place the
on and put in the oven cook for 90 minutes, giving the curry a
after 45 minutes. After 90 minutes, remove the lid and give everything a good stir to make sure nothing is sticking to the base of the pan. Then we're gonna place it back in the oven, uncovered, for another 2 to 2 and half hours.
Towards the last hour of cooking, you'll see that the sauce is starting to go darker and the oil is starting to separate from the coconut milk and
rise to the top of the dish. This is a really important stage in a beef rendang as that oil will actually be frying those tender beef
chunks, giving it a lovely caramelized exterior.