Sambal Goreng Daging - Beef in Chili and Spice Paste

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Beef

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Total Time: 2 hours

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 800 gram beef shank (Indonesian: daging sengkel), , cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• tamarind liquid (1 1/2 tablespoon tamarind (Indonesian: asam Jawa) + 6 tablespoon water)
• 500 ml water
• 4 tablespoon oil
• 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 6 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk)
• 100 ml thick coconut milk (Indonesian: santan kental)
• 3 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 2 tablespoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 10 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 5 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 5 red chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting)
• 2 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
• 1 inch ginger (Indonesian: jahe)
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds (Indonesian: biji ketumbar)
• 3 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)

Instructions

1. Place beef cubes, bay leaves, tamarind liquid, and water in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, or until beef is tender. Drain and set the beef aside.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté beef cubes for 2-3 minutes. Remove beef from the frying pan and set aside.
3. Add spice paste, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves to the frying pan and cook until fragrant, about 3-5 minutes.
4. Add coconut milk, sweet soy sauce, palm sugar, and salt. Mix well and bring to a boil.
5. Return the beef to the frying pan, mix well, reduce heat and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and serve immediately.