Recipe - Rendang (Dry Meat Curry)

2 pound Beef or mutton
2 md Onions
2 cl Garlic
1 tablespoon Chopped ginger
3 tablespoon Oil
1 small Stick cinnamon
5 Whole cloves
3 teaspoon Ground coriander
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1 teaspoon Chili powder (or to taste)
One half teaspoon Ground fennel
3 tablespoon Desiccated (finely shredded)
coconut
4 cup Thin coconut milk
2 teaspoon Salt
One fourth cup Tamarind liquid
1 cup Thick coconut milk

Cut meat into largish cubes. Finely slice one onion and set aside. Chop
other onion, and blend with garlic and ginger in a blender until a smooth
puree, adding 2 tbs. thin coconut milk if necessary. Put meat into a bowl,
mix well with ground ingredients and blended paste, and mix well. set
aside.

Heat oil and fry thinly cut or sliced up onion and whole spices, stirring
occasionally, until onion is soft, and starts to turn golden. Add meat and
fry until meat changes color. Add ground spices, coconut, thin coconut
milk, and salt. Stir while bringing to boil, and continue stirring for
about 10 mins. Simmer uncovered until meat is almost tender. Add tamarind
liquid, stir well and simmer until liquid is almost dry. Add thick coconut
milk, stirring constantly, and allow to simmer again until oil separates
from gravy and curry is very dry.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 08 Feb 97 by JON RANDALL
spellworks@PATROL.IWAY.CO.UK on Feb 9, 1997.