Rendang

Today I will be writing about an Indonesian recipe, a first! It's called Rendang and it's a kind of meat stew. My boyfriend made this for me and my parents and it was absolutely delicious! His mum (who's Indonesian) gave him the instructions! According to him, this is a simplified version of Rendang! It's a very easy recipe with lots of different flavors. A must try if you like spicy food :P 

Recently I have been discovering Indonesian cuisine (thanks to my boyfriend's mum, thank youu ><) and absolutely love it! In Holland, it is relatively easy to find Indonesian products. What you need here the Boemboe Rendang mix is easily found (in Holland and England at least, check picture below next to ingredients :))

Ingredients:

Bag of spices

• Boemboe Rendang mix, the roux
• 1 big onion
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 500g beef 
• 2 sticks of lemon grass
• 3 bay leafs
• 4-5 cups of water
• Coconut milk
• Basmati rice

Preparation:

1. Cut the onion into strips. 
2. Cut the beef into bite size pieces (we had the already cut ones hehe)
3. Cut the garlic into small pieces
4. In a pot, add a little bit of oil and cook the onions. When they become transparent, add the meat and garlic. 
   
5. When the meat is almost cooked, add the Rendang spice mix. Mix thoroughly. Add the 4 cups of water (you can also add more if you are not so good with spicy food like me :P)
   
6. Dissolve the rendang spices and add the bay leaf and lemon grass sticks. 
   
7. Add the coconut milk. You can also add some more water if you're afraid it will be too spicy (but make sure not to add too much because otherwise there is less taste ><)
   
8. Boil on medium heat for 20 min. It's done! Yey! 

Let it sit for a day and then it's done! Its best to do this as the flavours are intensified and really enter the meat. It's absolutely delicious! You can also eat it with sticky rice but Basmati rice or other non-sticky type is best! :D

I made this before but without the lemon grass and bay leaf and it was good but definitely nothing comparable to this one. You should really add them and make it the day before to fully enjoy this dish! 

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