Besengek Daging
Spicy Beef dish cooked in coconut milk. Make use of a lean, whole cut of beef like "topside" or "silverside".
Ingredients:
- 500 gr Beef.
- 1 onion.
- 1 teaspoon trassi.
- 1 red chilli pepper.
- teaspoon pepper.
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander .
- teaspoon ground turmeric.
- 30 ml tamarind water.
- 250 ml beef stock.
- 500 ml coconut milk.
- 2 teaspoons sugar.
- salt to taste.
- oil for frying.
Preparation:
Boil the beef in enough water to pay for the joint until tender (about one hour).
Remove from stock and slice after cooling.
Chop the onions and fry using the trassi within the oil until soft. Add chilli, pepper, coriander, turmeric, tamarind, salt and sugar. saute for any further minute adding the beef and stock.
Cover pan and simmer for any further a few minutes. Uncover pan and add some coconut milk. Continue cooking before the sauce thickens.
Could be offered by itself with grain or included in a "rijsttafel".