Grated Coconut with Beef

As part of my tour of South East Asia (see Pho Hampshire) I also made Serunding Daging. This is Malaysian beef with coconut. It was tasty but quite sweet and rich. Perhaps it is best served as part of a buffet rather than for a whole meal.


Serundeng Daging
1/2 pound beef sliced
1/2 lb shredded coconut
2 tbs palm sugar
2 tbs ground shallots
1 tsp ground garlic
1 tbs coriander powder
1 tbs tamarind juice
1/2 tsp salt
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup coconut milk

Mix all except beef and coconut. Cook over low heat until sugar melts. Turn off heat an dremove. Mix half with the beef and half with the coconut. Place beef in a dry pan and stir fry over low heat for 10 minutes until cooked and sauce is absorbed. Add in coconut, stir fry 15 minutes until dry. Do not burn coconut.