Beef with Coconut

Name: Beef with Coconut (Hagape Daging)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 lbs (1 kg) top round or stewing beef; 1 cup (100 g) freshly grated coconut or 1 cup (80 g) unsweetened desiccated coconut; 2 tablespoons oil; 2½ cups (675 ml) thick coconut milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 candlenuts, roughly chopped; 1 stalk lemongrass, thick bottom third only, outer layers discarded, inner part bruised; 3 in (8 cm) fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced, or 1 tablespoon ground turmeric; 2 in (5 cm) fresh galangal, peeled and sliced; 3 in (8 cm) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; ½ teaspoon ground white pepper; ½ teaspoon coriander seeds

Hagape Daging

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

A coconut-rich beef dish from Ambon, in the Spice Islands of Maluku, which unlike similar dishes from Java and Sumatra has no chili, sugar and soy sauce. Nevertheless, the combination of coconut with galangal, lemongrass, turmeric and ginger gives this dish a wonderfully complete aroma and flavor.

Ingredients

2 lbs (1 kg) top round or stewing beef
1 cup (100

Asia
Indonesia
Maluku
Ambon
Main course
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Slice the beef into bite-sized chunks.
Dry-fry the grated coconut or desiccated coconut in a skillet over low heat until golden brown, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes for fresh grated coconut or 5 to 8 minutes for desiccated coconut. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. While still warm, grind the coconut in a mortar or blender until fine. Set aside.</