One of the World’s Most Delicious Food: Beef Rendang

When we talk about Indonesia’s cuisine, we must be familiar with this famous dish called Rendang. Rendang is a dish from Minangkabau. Rendang has a rich taste and is usually served for lunch or dinner. The flavor will make everyone who eats rendang instantly fall in love with the dish.

According to CNN International’s list of the world’s most delicious food, rendang can be identified as one of the lists. No doubt that this non-vegan food can be famous because of how rich the flavor is. By the description, people might have thought that to make rendang we need lots of work as well as cooking skills. But don’t worry! We have discovered the simplest way to make rendang. We choose the ingredients that are relatively easy to find.

So, let’s check out the easiest recipe to make rendang!

Ingredients:

• 2 kg of beef, cut into pieces
• 7 red chili binoculars
• 10 red curly chilies
• 15 pieces of shallot onion
• 10 cloves of garlic
• 6 cm ginger
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp cumin
• 4 candlenuts
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp bouillon powder
• Pepper to taste
• Oil to taste
• 2 grated coconuts
• 7 lime leaves
• 6 cardamoms
• 8 cloves
• 6 cm galangal
• 8 bay leaves
• 3 stalks of lemon grass
• 6 cm cinnamon
• Nutmeg to taste, grated
• 600 ml of thin coconut milk
• 200 ml of thick coconut milk

How to make rendang:

1. Blend red cayenne pepper, curly red chili, shallot, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, candlenut, salt, broth powder, pepper and oil using a blender. Set aside.
2. Roast grated coconut. Set aside.
3. Cook the mashed spices, add the pieces of beef, add the lime leaves, cardamom cloves, galangal, bay leaves, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, and roasted coconut. Stir. Add thin coconut milk. Cook briefly.
4. Add thick coconut milk, and cook until dry. Lift and the famous dish are ready to be served.

Please let us know in the comment section below if you’ve tried our recipe. If you like to cook more Indonesian food, you can check out our other articles here. We have a lot of Indonesian food recipes with ingredients that are easy to find.