Indonesian Beef Rendang Recipe

Place the banana peppers shallots garlic salt and ground red pepper in a blender and pulse until the mixture is a paste.

Place the beef tenderloin cubes in a skillet over medium heat with the pepper mixture galangal lemon grass lime leaves and turmeric. Cook the beef with the seasoningsstirring occasionally until the meat is no longer pink inside and the meat juices have mostly evaporated about 15 minutes.

Pour the coconut milk into the skillet bring to a boil reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove the pieces of beef to a bowl and let the coconut milk continue to simmer until thickened about 30 minutes. Return the beef to the coconut sauce reduce the heat to low and barely simmer the beef and sauce until the sauce turns brown and the oil has separated from the coconut milk about 2 1/2 hours. Stir frequently as the sauce thickens.