Indonesian Beef Satay Skewers (Sate Padang) | Asian Inspirations

Ingredients

• 600g beef, cut into 2.5cm cubes
• 2 lemongrass, white part only and lightly bruised
• 5 bay leaves
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 star anise
• 5 cloves
• 20g ginger
• 10g galangal
• 500ml water
• 50g rice flour
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ cup cooking oil
• 10-15 bamboo skewer, soaked
• 100g shallots
• 20g garlic
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1½ tbsp coriander seeds
• 7g fresh turmeric
• 10 dried chillies, deseeded and soaked
• 5 candlenuts
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• ½ tsp white peppercorns
• Pressed rice
• Fish crackers