Indonesian Beef Rendang

Santy Coy
Santy Coy @chefsantycoy
Gold Coast, Australia

Rendang is a Minang dish originating from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Rendang is often described as a rich dish of meat, most commonly beef that has been slow cooked and braised in a coconut milk seasoned with Indonesian herb and spice mixture, until the liquids evaporate and the meat turns dark brown and tender, becoming caramelised and infused with rich flavours.
Rendang is officially recognised as one of Indonesia’s national dishes.

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Indonesian Beef Rendang

Rendang is a Minang dish originating from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Rendang is often described as a rich dish of meat, most commonly beef that has been slow cooked and braised in a coconut milk seasoned with Indonesian herb and spice mixture, until the liquids evaporate and the meat turns dark brown and tender, becoming caramelised and infused with rich flavours.
Rendang is officially recognised as one of Indonesia’s national dishes.

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Ingredients

4 hours
Serves 8 servings
  1. Ingredients:
  2. 1 kgChuck Steak cut into 4cm cubes
  3. 1Indonesian bay leaves (salam leaves)
  4. 3kaffir lime leaves, deveined
  5. 4lemongrass, bruised and tied up
  6. 300 mlcanned coconut cream + 600 ml canned coconut milk
  7. 1turmeric leaves, tided up
  8. 2 cupswater, in case you need to add later
  9. 4 tbspvegetable oil
  10. Indonesian rendang spice paste:
  11. 20red shallots
  12. 12 clovesgarlic
  13. 250 gfresh red chillies
  14. 3 tbspRendang powder or garam masala spice mixture
  15. 4 cmginger
  16. 3 cmgalangal
  17. 4 cmturmeric
  18. 4candlenuts
  19. 2 tbsptamarind paste
  20. 10cloves
  21. 4green cardamon
  22. to taste Salt

Cooking Instructions

4 hours
  1. 1

    Blend together all the indonesian rendang spice into paste.

  2. 2

    Heat up the oil, sauté the spice paste with a low heat until the spice is throughly cooked. Visual aspect is the key. The oil is slowly separated and formed in the edge.

  3. 3

    Pour about 300 ml coconut cream, add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, salam leaves and turmeric leaves, let it boil and slightly evaporated.

  4. 4

    Continue stirring the mixture until the oil separated or driven off from the mixture.

  5. 5

    Add cubes of beef. Stir another 15 minutes until the meat is throughly cooked.

  6. 6

    Pour remaining coconut milk and water to boil.

  7. 7

    Simmer and continue to stir it gently until the broth is thicken.

  8. 8

    You may see the oil is driven out from the sauce after cooked for 2 hours, it called “kalio”.

  9. 9

    Continue stirring and cook the kalio until you’ve got rendang with nice dark brown.

  10. 10

    Discard the lemongrass, salam leaves and kaffir lime leaves.

  11. 11

    Serve the beef rendang with steamed Jasmine rice.

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I’m a retired chef living in the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia, with a lifelong passion for cooking and baking. Even after hanging up my professional apron, I continue to find joy in my kitchen — creating pastries, Asian-inspired dishes, and fine dining plates right at home. For me, food isn’t just about eating; it’s about creativity, comfort, and sharing love through every bite.🇬🇧 Cookpad UK Ambassador!
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