Rendang Tok (Malay Cuisine)

Ingredients

200g shallots
120g lemon grass
50g ginger
50g galangal
80g dried chilis
10g fennel
1kg beef, sliced into chunks
2 star anise
200g palm sugar, chopped
4 pieces of turmeric leaves, thinly sliced
500g coconut milk
5 pieces of lime leaves
100g kerisik or fried grated coconutsalt to taste

Method

1. If you´d noticed, there is no need for cooking oil. Heat a non-stick pot and put in the blended ingredients. Stir on medium fire.

2. Add in the coconut milk, star anise and palm sugar. At this stage, add a large pinch of salt too. Stir well.

3. When the mix starts to simmer, add in the beef. Allow it to simmer.

4. Finally, add in the kerisik and the turmeric leaves. Simmer until dry.