Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
225 min
Cook Time
255 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

3.00 lbs Beef chuck
cubed
3.00 cans Coconut milk
10.00 Shallots
8.00 cloves Garlic
3.00 inch piece Ginger
2.00 inch piece Galangal
3.00 stalks Lemongrass
6.00 Red chilies
6.00 Kaffir lime leaves
2.00 tbsp Tamarind paste
2.00 tbsp Palm sugar
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Grind shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, chilies into paste.
2
Bruise lemongrass. Add to paste with kaffir lime leaves.
3
Cook paste in coconut milk until fragrant, 15 minutes.
15 minutes
4
Add beef, tamarind, palm sugar, salt. Stir well.
5
Simmer uncovered 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.
210 minutes
6
Coconut milk will reduce and darken. Beef becomes very tender.
7
Should be dark, dry, and intensely flavored.
8
Serve with rice. Cocos Islands Christmas tradition.