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Beef Rendang  Recipe
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Beef Rendang Recipe

19 ingredients 35 openrecipes

One of our specialty dish, Beef Rendang, is among our customer favorites. It has over 15 ingredients and may seem a bit daunting to make, but it is well worth...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

794
Calories
31g
Protein
57g
Fat
45g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Galangal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 pounds boneless beef chuck (cut into cubes)
  • ½ cup cooking oil
  • 4 cinnamon sticks (about 2-inch long)
  • 10 cloves
  • 10 star anise
  • 10 cardamom pods (bruised)
  • 1 pound lemongrass (cut into 4-inch length and pounded)
  • 4 cups thick unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 cup tamarind pulp (soak in warm water to steep then strain for the juice and discard pulp)
  • 15 kaffir lime leaves (very finely sliced)
  • 1 cup dessicated toasted coconut
  • ½ cup sugar/palm sugar or to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • 15 shallots
  • 4 inch galangal
  • ½ cup of minced lemongrass (white part only)
  • 15 cloves garlic
  • 4 inch ginger
  • 15-20 dried chilies or 8 fresh Bird’s Eye Chili

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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