Beef in Rich Sauce Moluccan Style

Name: Beef in Rich Spices Sauce Moluccan Style
Ingredients: 500 g beef or minute steaks; 750 ml water; 1 tbsp sago flour / corn starch, dissolve in 2 tbsp cold water; oil to fry; 5 pc large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped; 5 pc shallots, chopped; 2 gloves garlic, chopped; 2 cm fresh ginger; 2 cm kencur (lesser Galangale) (or 1 tsp kencur powder/dried kencur (optional)); ½ tsp coriander; ¼ tsp nutmeg powder; ¼ tsp cumin; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar

Origin: Maluku Islands

Ingredients

500 g beef or minute steaks
750 ml water
1 tbsp sago flour / corn starch, dissolve in 2 tbsp cold water
oil to fry

Spice for the paste

5 pc large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped
5 pc shallots, chopped
2 gloves garlic, chopped
2 cm fresh ginger
2 cm kencur (lesser Galangale) or 1 tsp kencur powder/dried kencur (optional)
½ tsp coriander
¼ tsp nutmeg powder
¼ tsp cumin
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Beef in Rich Spices Sauce Moluccan Style

Here it is a specialty dish from Maluku Islands: Lapis Palaro. A fried beef steak served together with rich sauce, which made from Maluku's distinctive spices like clove & nutmeg, Lapis Palaro represent the real character of the only region on earth which once called "The Spice Island".

Instructions

Slice the beef steak agains the fiber's cut into a serving portions. Wash & set aside to drain.
Put all ingredients for the paste in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
(If necessery add a little bit water to help the blending process.)
Put the beef slices & paste in a sauce pan. Add 750 ml water until cook over medium until the beef becomes tender.
Take out the beef from the pan & set aside to drain. Measure the leftover broth for 250 ml.
Heat enough oil in a frying pan. Fry the beef until golden brown & set aside to drain.
Add the sago flour or corn stark mixture into the left-over broth.
Bring the mixture over medium heat until got boiled.
Adjust the seasoning, add salt & sugar to taste.
Pour the sauce on the fried beef. Serve right away.