Tongseng (Beef/Lamb Stew with Vegetables)

In Indonesian & English (the English version is below the recipe written in Indonesian)

Bahan

• ½ kg Daging kambing/sapi-potong2 dadu
• 3 Daun salam, 6 Daun jeruk, 250 ml Santan
• 1 cm Lengkuas-geprek, 10 cm Kayu manis
• 2 Tomat & 6 lembar Kol-iris2, 3 Cengkeh
• 2 sm Kecap manis, 2 sm Air jeruk nipis 
• 3 Cabai keriting-iris, ½ blok Kaldu sapi
• 1 Sereh-geprek, 2 st Garam, 500 ml Air

Haluskan:

• 5 Bawang merah, 5 Bawang putih, 1 st Lada
• 1 st Pala bubuk, 2 st Jintan, 1 ruas Jahe
• 1 cm Kunyit, 3 st Ketumbar bubuk, 3 Kemiri

Cara membuat

• Tumis bumbu halus & cabai. Masukkan daging, aduk sampai daging berubah warna.
• Tuangi air, tambahkan bahan lain (kecuali kol, tomat, santan & air nipis), masak sampai daging lunak dan kuah tinggal setengahnya. Tuangi santan lalu masak sampai mendidih.
• Tambahkan kol & tomat, masak sebentar lalu masukkan air jeruk nipis. Aduk rata.

Ingredients

• ½ kg Lamb/Beef-diced, 2 tbsp Lime juice, 2 tsp Salt
• 3 Cloves, 1 Lemongrass-bruised, 10 cm Cinnamon
• 3 Bay leaves, 6 Kaffir lime leaves, 500 cc Water
• 1 cm Galangal-crushed, 6 sheets Cabbage-sliced
• 2 tbsp Sweet Soy sauce, ½ cube Beef broth
• 3 Cayenne peppers-sliced, 2 Tomatoes-sliced
• 250 ml Coconut milk

Grind into a paste:

• 5 Shallots, 5 Garlic cloves, 3 Candlenuts
• 2 tsp Cumin, 3 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp ground Nutmeg, 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 cm Turmeric, 2 cm Ginger

Directions

• Sauté spices paste & chilies in a pan. Add in diced meat; cook until the meat colour changed.
• In a pot, put in water, sautéed meat & all ingredients (with the exception of cabbage, tomato, coconut milk & lime juice). Cook & let it simmer until the meat tender & only half of the liquid left. Pour in coconut milk; stir often & bring it to a boil.
• Add in sliced cabbage & tomato; cook it for a moment. Pour in lime juice & stir it well