caramelised coconut beef

Beef

Caramelised coconut beef

PREP TIME

45 Mins
COOK TIME

45 Mins
SERVING

10 People
VIEWS

3,450

Inspired by Indonesian rendang and Thai massaman, this intensely rich and fragrant braised beef is a favourite-in-the-making. It’s all down to the coconut milk, which is gently reduced and caramelised during cooking.

Ingredients

1.5kg braising beef, diced

2 onions, sliced into thick wedges

2 x 400g tins coconut milk

2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter (ideally dark roast)

2 tbsp light soy sauce

2 star anise

4 shallots, halved

8 garlic cloves, unpeeled

2 lemongrass sticks, outer layers removed, roughly chopped

5 red bird’s eye chillies

10cm piece ginger or galangal, thickly sliced

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp black peppercorns

1 tsp cloves

1 tsp green cardamom pods, bashed open, seeds reserved

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp palm sugar

3 tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra to fry

Cooked jasmine rice

Fried eggs (1 per portion)

Sliced red chillies (½ chilli per portion)

Toasted coconut flakes

Coriander leaves

Lime wedges

Directions

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