Rendang Beef
Serves 6
Ingredients:-
1Kg of braising beef diced
2 tbsp of sunflower oil
2 cinnamon sticks
12 cloves
2 bay leaves
600ml of coconut milk
Paste:-
6 Shallots peeled and chopped into quarters
2 Lemon grass stalks roughly chopped
6 Garlic cloves peeled
Ginger root (2 inch piece) peeled and chopped
1 tsp of ground ginger
1tsp of ground cumin
1 tsp of black pepper
1tbsp of ground coriander
2 tbsp of water
Method:-
Make the paste by adding all the past ingredients to a blender and blending until fine paste
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan or wok
Add the cinnamon sticks and cloves and fry for 1 min
Add the coconut milk and paste and fry for about 2 mins
Add the coconut milk and stir in thoroughly
Bring to a simmer and simmer for 2 ½ hours stirring occasionally.
Serve with rice
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Chilli Stir fry prawns on noodles
Serves 4
Ingredients:-
500g or fresh raw peeled prawns
¼ a pepper sliced into strips
2 medium spring onions sliced at an angle
5 Medium to large mushrooms sliced
2 tbsp of sunflower oil
2 tbsp of soy sauce
Handful or coriander leaves chopped roughly
Handful of mint leaves chopped roughly
Chilli paste:-
1 medium red chilli sliced
1 tsp of fish sauce
2 tbsp of lemon juice
A pinch of brown sugar
2 garlic cloves peeled and sliced
1 inch of fresh ginger peeled and sliced
1 tbsp of coriander leaves
1 tbsp of mint leaves
Method:-
For the paste add all the paste ingredients to a pestle and mortar and mash for 3 mins until slightly chunky paste
Add the prawns to a container and mix in well the paste
Leave to marinade for at least an hour
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan
Add the spring onions, pepper, mushrooms and soy sauce and fry for 2 mins
Set aside in a dish
Add the prawns to pan and fry for 2 mins
Add the veg back in pan
Then add the coriander and mint leaves (a splash of extra sauce and fish sauce is optional for taste)
Serve on your favourite egg noodles
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| Us at Blackheath (At a pub surprisingly) 4th June 2011 |
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| Mint and Coriander (I just liked the photo)
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