Slow Cooked Beef Rendang Curry | Easy Winter Recipe

Beef rendang curry is rich, fragrant and built for slow cooking. Diced chuck steak is simmered with coconut milk, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, chilli and warming spices until the beef is tender and the sauce is thick, glossy and full of flavour.

Ingredients

• 500g diced chuck steak, cut into large chunks
• 1 brown onion, roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3cm piece ginger
• 2cm piece galangal
• 1 red chilli
• 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 star anise
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, or zest of 1/2 lime
• 400ml coconut milk
• 1/3 cup beef stock
• 1 tbsp soy sauce or fish sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp The Spice People Malay Rendang Spice
• Salt
• Steamed jasmine rice and roti bread, to serve

Method

1. Blend the onion, garlic, ginger, galangal and chilli into a rough paste.
2. Heat oil in a heavy pot and fry the paste until deep golden and fragrant.
3. Add the beef and brown well.
4. Stir through the turmeric, cinnamon, star anise and Malay rendang spice.
5. Add the coconut milk, beef stock, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves.
6. Season with soy sauce or fish sauce, brown sugar and salt.

7. Simmer very low, uncovered, for 2 to 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally, until the beef is tender and the sauce is thick and glossy.
8. Remove the lemongrass and adjust seasoning if needed.
9. Serve with steamed jasmine rice and roti bread.

Serves: 3–4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 2–2.5 hours

More slow cooked recipes

If you love slow cooked beef, try our spiced chuck steak rice pilaf for another rich, warming dinner. For another curry-style winter meal, our slow cooked lamb rogan josh is packed with deep flavour and perfect for cold nights.

Shop the beef

Start with quality diced chuck steak. It is ideal for slow cooking, curries and braises where you want tender beef and rich flavour.