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Beef rendang
Photo: Lily Banse

Beef rendang

20 ingredients 30 min Serves 6 openrecipes

A rich South-East Asian curry made with coconut milk and melting tender beef. Serve with jasmine rice and steamed greens.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

686
Calories
32g
Protein
43g
Fat
46g
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
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Galangal not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind 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

  • 2 lemongrass
  • 3 medium-sized red onions
  • 6 garlic
  • 25g/1oz fresh root ginger
  • 75g/2½oz chunk galangal
  • 3 plump red chillies
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz beef chuck steak (or any good braising beef), trimmed and cut into 3cm/1¼in cubes
  • 400ml/14fl oz can coconut milk
  • 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp tamarind
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tsp flaked sea salt
  • ground black pepper
  • toasted coconut

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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