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Indonesian Beef

Different from the usual curry, well worth trying. Best made a day ahead, good for large numbers.

4-6 people
1 h 50 min
Nutrition per serving
  • kcal
    437kcal
  • protein
    49.1g
  • iron
    6.5mg

Ingredients

  • 1kg chuck steak, trimmed and diced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 teasp. root ginger, roughly chopped 
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped 
  • A little oil 
  • 1 large onion, sliced 
  • Juice of ½ lemon 
  • 2 teasp. turmeric 
  • 250ml water 
  • 3 tablesp soy sauce and 1 tablesp. brown sugar
  • 1 bay leaf 
  • A little salt 
  • 50g creamed coconut, cut into small pieces
  • 50g unsalted peanuts, or cashew nuts, roughly chopped
  • 2-3 tablesp.coriander chopped
  • Finely grated lemon rind

Main

  • 1kg chuck steak, trimmed and diced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 teasp. root ginger, roughly chopped 
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped 
  • A little oil 
  • 1 large onion, sliced 
  • Juice of ½ lemon 
  • 2 teasp. turmeric 
  • 250ml water 
  • 3 tablesp soy sauce and 1 tablesp. brown sugar
  • 1 bay leaf 
  • A little salt 
  • 50g creamed coconut, cut into small pieces
  • 50g unsalted peanuts, or cashew nuts, roughly chopped
  • 2-3 tablesp.coriander chopped
  • Finely grated lemon rind

Method

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Place the diced meat in a flameproof casserole.

Put the garlic, ginger and chilli into a food processor and grind finely.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and brown well. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli mixture to the pan and cook for a few minutes.

Add to the meat plus the lemon juice, turmeric, water, soy sauce, brown sugar, bay leaf and seasoning.

Cover and cook over a gently heat until tender, approx. 1½ hours. Towards the end of cooking time, add the creamed coconut.

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Method

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Place the diced meat in a flameproof casserole.

Put the garlic, ginger and chilli into a food processor and grind finely.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and brown well. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli mixture to the pan and cook for a few minutes.

Add to the meat plus the lemon juice, turmeric, water, soy sauce, brown sugar, bay leaf and seasoning.

Cover and cook over a gently heat until tender, approx. 1½ hours. Towards the end of cooking time, add the creamed coconut.

Serving Suggestions

Mix the nuts, coriander, and lemon rind together.  Sprinkle over the casserole. Delicious served with basmati rice.