How to Make Delicious and Savory Dendeng Balado
How to Make Delicious and Savory Dendeng Balado
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Dendeng balado is one of the typical Minangkabau dishes that is very popular in Indonesia. This dish consists of sliced beef that is fried dry and served with a distinctive spicy balado sauce. Dendeng balado has a savory, spicy, and rich spice taste, making it one of the favorite side dishes on the dining table. Here is the recipe and steps to make delicious dendeng balado. Situs Slot88
Ingredients:
Main Ingredients:
500 grams of beef (use lean cuts of meat, such as tenderloin)
500 ml of water to boil the meat
3 bay leaves
2 cm of galangal, bruised
Salt to taste
Smooth Seasonings for Boiling the Meat:
5 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon of coriander
2 cm of ginger
Salt to taste
Balado Chili Ingredients:
10 curly red chilies (adjust the amount if you like it spicier)
5 red cayenne peppers (optional, for a higher level of spiciness)
5 shallots
2 cloves of garlic
2 red tomatoes
1 teaspoon of granulated sugar
Salt to taste
Cooking oil to taste for sauteing
How to Make:
1. Meat Preparation:
Wash the beef, then slice it thinly, try not to make the pieces of meat too thick so that they dry out easily when fried. Boil the sliced meat with water, bay leaves, galangal, and ground spices (garlic, coriander, ginger, salt) until the meat is tender. Boil for approximately 30-45 minutes or until the water is absorbed.
Once the meat is tender, remove and drain. Let the meat cool slightly before frying.
2. Frying the Meat:
Heat enough oil to fry the meat. Make sure the oil is really hot before you start frying.
Fry the boiled meat slices until dry and crispy, but make sure not to overcook them so they don't become too hard. Remove and drain.
3. Making Balado Sambal:
Prepare the balado sambal ingredients: curly red chilies, red cayenne pepper (optional), shallots, garlic, and tomatoes. Puree all the sambal ingredients by pounding them roughly or using a blender, but don't make them too smooth so that the sambal texture is felt.
Heat a little cooking oil in a frying pan, then saute the ground sambal spices until fragrant. Add salt and sugar to taste, stir well, and cook until the chili sauce is cooked and slightly thickened.
4. Combining Dendeng and Sambal Balado:
After the sambal balado is cooked, add the fried beef jerky to the sambal stir-fry. Stir until the meat is evenly mixed with the sambal.
Stir-fry briefly until the beef jerky is completely coated with the sambal, then remove.
5. Serving:
Serve the dendeng balado on a serving plate. Dendeng balado can be enjoyed with warm rice and accompaniments such as cassava leaves or fresh vegetables.
Additional Tips:
If you want more tender beef jerky, you can add a little water when sauteing the beef jerky with the sambal, then cook briefly until the water is absorbed.
This dendeng balado can be stored in an airtight container and lasts quite a long time if stored in the refrigerator, making it suitable as a side dish stock at home.
Conclusion:
Dendeng balado is a very delicious dish with a combination of savory, spicy, and rich spices. Although it requires several steps to make it, the end result is very satisfying and suitable as a main dish. With easily available ingredients and simple steps, you can try making balado beef jerky at home and enjoy it with your family.