Recipes and how to make Rendang Typical Minangkabau Sumatra Barat Indonesia

 

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Have you ever tasted the best cuisine in Indonesia, food that has a very high taste that contains many spices in it.

Making it takes a very long time can be up to 2 to 3 hours to cook this typical Minangkabau food of West Sumatra Indonesia eating this is Rendang.

Rendang is a Minangkabau specialty from West Sumatra Indonesia and is also popular in Malaysia, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Rendang is made from beef that is cut into pieces and cooked in a rich marinade of spices such as chili, shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, and various other spices.

It takes a long time for the beef to become tender, which is why cooking Memeng rendang takes a long time.

You want to try it, you can come to restaurants or want to try making it. Okay I will share recipes and how to make this typical Minangkabau Rendang from West Sumatra Indonesia, see it through.

Here's the recipe and how to make it.

First we prepare the ingredients.

Here are the ingredients:

• 1 kg of beef (thigh or brisket)
• 1 liter thick coconut milk
• 5 orange leaves
• 2 lemongrass stalks, freshen up
• 2 turmeric leaves (optional)
• 2 pandan leaves (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil to taste

Here are the rendang seasoning ingredients:

• 20 shallots
• 10 cloves of garlic
• 10 red chili peppers (or to taste)
• 5 cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 2 cm ginger
• 2 cm galangal
• 4 cm turmeric
• 4 cm cinnamon
• 4 cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

After all the ingredients are ready, let's get to how to make it.

Here's how to make it:

First cut the beef into pieces and wash it thoroughly. After that, boil in boiling water for 10 minutes, then drain.

While waiting for the meat to boil puree all rendang spices except lime leaves, lemongrass, turmeric leaves, and pandan leaves.

Then heat the oil in a wok. Saute the spices, lime leaves, lemongrass, turmeric leaves, and pandan leaves until fragrant.

Put the beef that has been boiled into the wok. Stir until evenly distributed with the spices.

Add coconut milk little by little while stirring gently so as not to break.

Cook on low heat until the sauce shrinks and the spices are absorbed into the meat, about 2-3 hours. Don't forget to stir to prevent burning on the bottom.

Once the rendang is cooked, add salt to taste. Stir well and cook for another 10-15 minutes until the spices are absorbed into the meat.

Remove the rendang and serve with white rice.

Well that's how to make a typical Minangkabau rendang from West Sumatra Indonesia, friends, it takes quite a long time to make it, hopefully you succeed in making it.

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