Beef Rendang by Raja Ferin

Beef Rendang
Blended ingredients
Onions (White and red)
Garlic
Ginger
Galangal
Lemongrass
Chilli paste
Toasted ingredients
Cloves
Cardamom
Star anise
Coriander *
Fennel *
Cumin*
All items * finely grind after toasted
Tenderloin (Batang pinang) marinate with tumeric powder + chilli paste
Santan / Coconut milk
Kerisik (dry fried shredded coconut. Pound till discharge oil)
Kicap manis & kicap masin / Soy sauce
Gula melaka / gula apong ( Palm sugar)
Salt & pepper (black)
Lime leaves (cut half)
Tumeric leaves finely sliced
Method
1. In hot oil, fry the Cloves, cardamom & star anise (just a minute)
2. Put in blended onions, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass & chilli paste. Fry till oil breaks.
3. Add soy sauce (sweet & salty) (not too much)
4. Add in the marinated cut beef and stir
5. Add in the gula melaka & toasted * ingredients (coriander, fennel & sweet fennel)
6. Then add in santan. Cook until oil breaks and beef tender
7. Add in kerisik. Taste first.. and then add in the salt and pepper (kerisik can be salty)
8. Stir thoroughly until rendang looks shinny. Add in the lime and tumeric leaves in the end.
All blended ingredients agak2 but onions must be much more than the rest.