Beef Rendang, Syn Free, Extra Easy

[donnajt]

Beef Rendang - Syn free Extra Easy
From Asda Magazine

2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled
4cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into small pieces
1 level tbsp hot chilli powder
2 level tsp turmeric
2 level tsp ground coriander
2 level tsp coconut essence
200g nat yog or 0% total, fromage frais etc
1.5kg casserole beef
1 stem lemon grass
1 tbsp lime juice
2 level tsp splenda (or similar)
600g, cooked rice, to serve
coriander to serve

Preheat oven 160'/140'fan/gas mark 3

Blitz onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, turmeric, coriander and coconut in blender and whizz to smooth paste

Put in casserole dish, trim beef and add to paste, stir well

remove the tough outer layers of the lemon grass and bash with rolling pin til its slightly squahed, bury in casserole

cover and cook slowly for 2 hours 30 mins, then stir in lime juice and sugar and cook for another 15 mins

remove lemon grass and serve with rice and coriander

delicious!

also pictured, mushrooms cooked in 1tbsp tikka paste and coriander - yum (delicious if you add a bit of nat yog and serve on a jacket spud)

 

[moideux]

cover and cook slowly for 2 hours 30 mins, then stir in lime juice and sugar and cook for another 15 mins

Sounds absolutely delicious. Presumably this would work in a Slow Cooker too.

 

[donnajt]

absolutely, bung it in in the morning and have a delicious curry when you walk in from work

 

[awpoorshazza]

God this looks good - one of my favourite curries

Can this be frozen and reheated or would the yogurt split? In fact, when do you add the yogurt - can't see that bit!!

 

[charleeds]

Do you add the yogurt at the start?