Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Indonesia Osso Buco Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 pieces shin of beef

• 25 small sweet-and-sour shallots (preserved or bottled)

• 1 1/2 large cloves garlic

• 3 large red chilies

• 1 tablespoon tamarind mousse

• 1 stem lemon grass

• 3 salam leaves (or bay leaves)

• 125 ml/4 fl oz (1/2 cup) kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)

• 500 ml/17 fl oz (2 1/4 cups) stock (broth) or water

• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon jawa pepper

• salt

• oil for frying

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Method:

1. Roast the shallots, garlic and chilies whole. Fry the shin bones briefly but briskly in oil until brown all round.

2. Heat 5 tablespoons oil in a cast iron pan or wok. Add the tamarind mousse, meat, shallots, chilies and garlic cloves. Continue to fry on a high heat.

3. Add the sweet soy sauce and hot water. Reduce the heat to a medium flame. Add the salam leaves and lemon grass, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

4. Remove the lid and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and crushed jawa pepper.