Recipe: Lime-Scented Spicy Beef Jerky, Padang's Delectable Food that Worth The Wait!

Monday, 10 February 2020 | 17:05 WIB
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Dendeng Balado Aroma Jeruk (Fried beef jerky sautéed with spicy sambal) is delectable food for family dinner!

Kitchenesia.com - Rendang, ikan asam padeh, and gulai banak, Padang Cuisine contributes greatly to Indonesia spicy delicacies.  There is also Dendeng Balado, a long-cooked jerky beef sautéed with chili sambal and keffir limes

Its long-process, however, is the reason why dendeng balado is not as popular as other Padang food, and it is rarely sold in Padang restaurants. Don't worry, despite its long process, dendeng balado requires simpe ingredients. You can also try it yourself at home!

Duration: 90 minutes

Yields: 5 servings

Ingredients

500 gram silverside, cut against the grain and into-jery shaped

1 1/2 tablespoon tamarind extract

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon frying oil

5 keffir lime leaves

1/2 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 tablespoon tamarind extract

150 ml frying oil

Sambal Ingredients:

15 onions

10 large red chili peppers

10 long red slim chili

Grind sambal ingredients with traditional mortar and pestle

Cooking Steps

1. Mix tamarind extract and salt in a bow. Put silverside in the same bowl; squeeze it until the extract is absorbed.

2. Roast tamarind for 45 minutes in a 140 Celsius fire.

3. On a medium-heat oil, fry roasted silverback until dry.

4. In a different wok, heat oil on medium heat. Add sambal and kefir limes. Stir-fry until fragrant.

5. Add salt, sugar, tamarind extract, and sliced silverside. Stir-fry until fragrant.

6. Serve with steamed rice.