Monday, January 9, 2012

Beef with Bone Asam Pedas

"Beef with Bone Asam Pedas" for today...
This is one of my father's favorite (Hi Babah ..(‾◡◝ )...)


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If you feel like trying..here is the recipe..


Ingredients

1 kg of beef with bone (boil till 3/4 soft)

(A) - Blend
1 big onion 
1 garlic 
1 to 1/2 inch of shrimp paste (belacan)
1/2 inch ginger 
1/2 inch of turmeric 

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2 stalks of lemongrass (pound)
2 - 3 pieces - kaffir leaves
1 inch galangal
Blended dried chili paste

Methods

Blend (A) 
Heat oil and fry (A) with 2 stalks of pound lemongrass until fragrant and a bit dry
Add in the blended dried cili paste
Add in funugreek (6 or 10)
1 inch of galangal (pound)
Add in the beef
Then, add 2 or 3 pieces of kaffir leaves
Let it cook for a while

After that, add in 2 medium size of dried tamarind slices or asam jawa paste
Leave it for 1 or 2 minutes
Next, add in the water from the beef you boil before (depends on how thick the gravy you want)
Salt to taste
Let it cook for further about 5-8 minutes, add water if require
Finally, add 2 eggplant cut in cubes (optional) and let it simmer for about 1 or 2 minutes.


Serve with hot rice or bread. 


Note - You can add or reduce the quantity of the dried tamarind slice or the tamarind juice  to your taste. The Asam Pedas must have the slight sour taste.

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How to make Tamarind Juice1 cup of water 1 golf ball size of tamarind
How to make Dried Chili Paste
Cut the dried chillies to remove the seedsBoil it for 5-10 minutes Blend well(You can made this in advance and store in refrigerator)

Happy Trying and Sharing is Caring  ( ◜◡‾)(‾◡◝ )..

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