Beef rendang recipe

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp desiccated coconut
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 kg boneless beef shin or ox cheek, cut into 5cm/2inch cubes
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 5 makrut lime leaves
• 1 x 240ml/8fl oz can coconut milk
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 x 5cm/2inch piece of fresh galangal, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 x 2.5cm/1inch piece of root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 lemongrass stalks, wood ends removed and stalks roughly chopped
• 2 small red onions, cut into large chunks
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 –6 fresh, medium-hot, red Dutch chillies (depending on personal taste)
• 2 tbsp water