Daging Masak Hitam Recipe
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1kg beef rump, cubed and marinate with 2 tbsp of sweet soy sauce
To be blended
  • 20 dried chilies (cut and soaked in hot water until soft)
  • 3 red onion
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 2-cm ginger
Other ingredients
  • 2 lemongrass, bruised
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 3 cardamom
  • 1-star anise
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tbsp raisins (optional)
  • 3 sprigs of curry leaves
  • 2-4 tbsp sweet soy sauce/kicap manis (Depending on the saltiness of your soy sauce)
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp fennel powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp cooking oil
  • Fried shallots, for garnishing
Instructions
  1. In a pan, heat up oil and saute curry leaves for 1 minute.
  2. Add blended ingredients, lemongrass, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves until fragrant.
  3. Add coriander, fennel, cumin powder and black pepper.
  4. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
  5. Add marinated beef, oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, tomato and raisins. Add some water to cook the beef.
  6. Simmer till beef is tender and the gravy is nice and thick.
  7. Garnish with fried shallots and serve with steam rice.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/daging-masak-hitam-recipe/