How to Make Yummy West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry)

West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry).

You can cook West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) using 25 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry)

1. It's of Basic Ingredients.
2. You need of fresh beef shanks/ribs/chuck, cut into large cubes.
3. It's of pure coconut milk (from 3 mature coconuts).
4. It's of young coconut water.
5. It's of unpeeled baby potatoes, cut slightly.
6. You need of red beans, boiled until half-cooked.
7. Prepare of salt.
8. Prepare of Ground-Spice Ingredients.
9. You need of red chilli peppers (add more if you likel it spicy).
10. You need of medium shallots.
11. You need of garlics.
12. Prepare of ginger, peeled.
13. It's of turmeric, peeled.
14. It's of candlenuts.
15. You need of nutmeg.
16. It's of coriander seed.
17. You need of pepper powder.
18. It's of Leaf & Spice Ingredients.
19. Prepare of turmeric leaves.
20. It's of fresh lime leaves.
21. It's of Indonesian bay-leaves (daun salam).
22. It's of thick lemongrasses white part only, smashed.
23. It's of galangal, peeled & slightly smashed.
24. Prepare of small star anise.
25. It's of cinnamon stick.

West Sumatran Rendang (Beef Curry) instructions

1. Blend the Ground-Spice Ingredients together until well combined like a smooth paste. Set aside..
2. Combine pure coconut milk & young coconut water to the nonstick-large-pan. Boil & stir them well in a medium heat..
3. Add the smooth paste of Ground-Spice Ingredients. Stir well to combine and turn into sweet orange coloured liquid..
4. Add all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients. Stir constantly until slightly fragrant..
5. Add salt..
6. Add fresh beef until well combined. Stir well and bring a gentle boil..
7. Once the meat is half-cooked, add baby potatoes & red beans..
8. Stir it well every 15 minutes or so to prevent sticking, until the mixture become thicker, darker & gloriously fragrant..
9. Continue to simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated by about 95%. Reduce the heat to low..
10. Test the meat, it should be perfect enogh when it's fork-tender..
11. Taste the liquid for salt, add a pinch if you need more. Mix them. Turn down the heat.
12. Remove all the Leaf & Spice Ingredients..
13. Serves the dish with steamed rice..