Recipe of Beef Rendang

Ingredients:-

600 g beef, cut into 6mm thick slices

1½ coconut, grated (for 5 cups coconut milk) ½ white coconut, grated for kerisik 2 turmeric leaves 1½ tsps salt ½ tsp monosodium glutamate Ground Ingredients:- 15 dried chillies, soaked 3 tbsps coriander 1 tsp fennel 1 tsp black peppercorns 4 stalks lemon grass 12 shallots 4 cm galingale 4 cm ginger Method:- Cut beef into slices and drain in a colander. Put beef, ground ingredients and coconut milk in an earthen pot and bring to a slow boil. Simmer gently for 1 ¼ hours, stirring frequently, until gravy is thick. Add kerisik, turmeric leaves, salt and monosodium glutamate and continue stirring until gravy is almost dry and meat is tender.