Indonesian spicy beef stew (rendang) - Recipe - Rudy's Riviera

Ingredients

• 1 kg chuck steak, or other slow cooking beef (cut into 4cm / 1.6" cubes )
• 2 stalks lemongrass (cut in third and pounded)
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 3 cardamom pods
• 6 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons tamarind pulp (soaked in warm water for the juice and discard the seeds )
• 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable, peanut, canola)
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (grated)
• 600 ml coconut cream
• 1 bunch cilantro (cut stems )
• 250 gr onions (red or yellow, chopped)
• 1,5 tablespoon ground coriander
• 50 gr galangal (grated)
• 50 gr ginger (grated)
• 30 gr turmeric root (grated)
• 5 cloves garlic
• 3 stalks lemongrass (white only)
• 5 shallots (chopped rougly)
• 8 dried chilies (soaked in warm water and seeded)