Malaysian Recipe : Beef Serondeng

Beef with Fried Grated Coconut

Ingredients:

A:
6 slices galangal
14 shallots
4 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 slices ginger
3 cloves garlic
2 slices turmeric
1 tsp pepper

20 oz rump or Scotch steak, cut into pieces
6 tbsp oil

B:
1 tbsp salt
5 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp grated palm sugar
2 oz tamarind in 8 tbsp water, squeezed and strained

20 oz coconut, white, coarsely grated

1. Pound A to a paste.
2. Let beef pieces simmer in 4 fl oz. water and one third of paste till tender and almost dry.
3. Heat 4 tbsp oil, stir frying remaining paste till fragrant. Add B, stir fry for a minute and remove to a dish. Rub fried paste into the grated coconut.
4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add the coconut mixture and the beef. Stir fry over a low heat till moist and fragrant. Keep stirring constantly to prevent the coconut from burning.