Carlsbad Cravings · by Jen

Beef Rendang

Name: Beef Rendang
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 205 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 3-6 Thai whole dried chiles (or fresh Birdseye chilies); 3 shallots or 1/2 large onion, (peeled); 6 cloves garlic, (peeled); 3 lemongrass stalks (white part only, sliced, cut into pieces (see notes)); 1 3-inch piece fresh galangal, peeled ((or ginger and a crack of pepper)); 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp EACH cardamom powder, ground cloves, ground nutmeg; 2 1/2 pounds chuck roast, (cut into 2” cubes); 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 star anise; 1 lemongrass, cut into 4-inch lengths and pounded; 1 14 oz. can coconut milk; 1 14.5 oz. can low sodium beef broth (1 3/4 cup); 2 teaspoons tamarind puree ((may sub 2 teaspoons lemon juice)); 4 large kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced ((may sub 4 bay leaves, 1 Tbsp lime juice + the zest of 1 lime)); 1 grated palm sugar ((may sub 1 Tbsp brown sugar)); 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

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A thick, aromatic Indonesian curry where tender beef simmers for hours in coconut milk infused with lemongrass, galangal, and tamarind until the sauce clings to the meat. Complex, deeply flavored, and deeply satisfying.

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Ingredients

serves 6

3-6 Thai whole dried chiles (or fresh Birdseye chilies)
3 shallots or 1/2 large onion, (peeled)
6 cloves garlic, (peeled)
3 lemongrass stalks (white part only, sliced, cut into pieces (see notes))
1 3-inch piece fresh galangal, peeled ((or ginger and a crack of pepper))
1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
1/2 tsp EACH cardamom powder, ground cloves, ground nutmeg
2 1/2 pounds chuck roast, (cut into 2” cubes)
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise
1 lemongrass, cut into 4-inch lengths and pounded
1 14 oz. can coconut milk
1 14.5 oz. can low sodium beef broth (1 3/4 cup)
2 teaspoons tamarind puree ((may sub 2 teaspoons lemon juice))
4 large kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced ((may sub 4 bay leaves, 1 Tbsp lime juice + the zest of 1 lime))
1 grated palm sugar ((may sub 1 Tbsp brown sugar))
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

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PER SERVING · TIME 205M