Dendeng Kelem (Javanese Beef Jerky Stew)
Ingredients
500 grams beef silverside,sliced wide with 1 ½ cm thickness
3 lemongrasses, crushed
2 salam (indonesian bay)leaves
2 teaspoon tamarind juicedissolved in 50 ml water
1,000 ml water
50 ml cooking oil
ground spices blend:
12 cloves shallot
5 cloves garlic
4 teaspoons coriander seeds
3 cm galangal
3½ tablespoons sugar
2½ teaspoons salt
Cooking Steps
- Cook beef, lemongrass, salam leaves, tamarind juice, and ground spices blend with half of the water until the liquid is boiling and reduced.
- Pour gradually the remaining water. Cook it until the beef is tender and done.
- Add in cooking oil. Cook it until the liquid is reduced and absorbed into the beef and the beef is slightly dried. Remove from heat.
- Dendeng Kelem (Javanese Beef Jerky Stew) is ready to serve.