Slow cooked beef with Caramelised Shallots
Semur Daging Sapi
A more simplistic dish which is full of flavour. The pork can be replaced with fillets of fish, chicken breasts, beef tenderloin or tofu.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
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1kg beef stew meat, cut into chunky pieces
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100g plain flour
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3 tbsp vegetable oil
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250g whole peeled shallots
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6 garlic cloves
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6 tbsp sweet soya sauce
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1 tbsp ground cloves
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1.5litres hot water or vegetable stock
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Salt and black pepper to season
Steps:
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Dry the beef with a kitchen towel and season with salt and black pepper. Dip each piece into the flour, patting off any excess.
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Heat a frying pan and add 2 tbsp of oil, brown the beef pieces for 2 minutes on each side. Set aside.
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Heat a new pan sauté half of the shallots in 1 tablespoon of oil for 1 minutes. Add the garlic, cook until golden brown.
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Add the beef and mix well.
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Add 250ml of hot vegetable stock, soya sauce, cloves, salt and black pepper.
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Simmer for 2 hours on a low heat or until the beef is tender. Add the stock a little at a time as needed.
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Add the rest of the shallots 30 minutes before the 2 hours has finished. Taste the sauce now and add more salt, cloves or black pepper if needed.
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Once it has finished cooking, the sauce should be creamy, with half the shallots being tender but still whole.