Beef Rendang Recipe - Fire Islands: Recipes From Indonesia – Jade and May

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dark palm sugar (gula jawa), shaved
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 lime leaves
• 2 turmeric leaves (optional)
• 1 lemongrass stick, trimmed, bruised and tied in a knot
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 8 small red Asian shallots, peeled
• 5 large red chillies, seeded
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2.5 cm (1 inch) galangal, skin scrubbed
• 2.5 cm (1 inch) ginger, peeled
• 2.5 cm (1 inch) turmeric, peeled, or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 nutmeg, grated
• pinch of ground cloves