Asian Meats Recipes - Indonesian Beef in Soy Sauce  Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Tbs. tamarind

• 1/2 cup boiling water

• 1 cup groundnut oil

• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced

• 3 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1  1/2 in. piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and finely chopped

• 3 cloves, crushed

• 1 tsp. grated nutmeg or garam masala

• 1 tsp. black pepper

• 2lb. chuck steak, cut into 1 1/2 in. pieces

• 1 tsp. salt

• 2 tsp. soft brown sugar mixed with 1 Tbs. molasses and 2 Tbs. dark soy sauce

• 2/3 cup water

Serves 6

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Method:

1. Put the tamarind into a bowl and pour over the water. Set aside until it is cool. Pour the contents of the bowl through a strainer into a bowl, pressing as much of the pulp through as possible. Set aside the liquid.

2. Heat the oil in a large deep frying-pan. When it is hot, add the onions and fry, stirring occasionally, until they are soft.

3. Add the garlic, ginger, spices and pepper and fry for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the meat and increase the heat to moderately high. Cook the meat, turning from time to time, until it is deeply and evenly browned.

4. Stir in the remaining ingredients, including the reserved tamarind, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 2 to 2t hours, or until the meat is cooked through and tender and the sauce is thick and rather rich in texture.

5. Remove from the heat, transfer the mixture to a large, warmed serving platter and serve at once.