Indonesian Recipe : TONGSENG LAMB or BEEF

Tongseng is a type of curry food, but with a flavor that is more "sharp". Finer distinctions are, on the use of the meat. Tongseng made ​​using meat that is still attached to the bones, especially ribs and spine. Tongseng made ​​of lamb and pan-fried with various vegetables like Cabbage, onions, tomatoes, and added spices and soy sauce (If you do not like lamb, beef can be replaced with).Tongseng generally do not use sauce. Tongseng usually sold with the lamb skewers (satay). Tongseng regarded as typical food Javanese, especially Solo (Surakarta), Central Java, and the surrounding area.

Ingredients :

• 500 grams of lamb or beef, cut into pieces
• 150 grams of cabbage leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon tamarind water
• 1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 20 pcs of cayenne pepper
• 1 liter of water
• 6 pieces of red onion, thinly sliced
• salt and sugar, to taste

Spices :

• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 rounded teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon toasted coriander
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• half a teaspoon of ginger sliced

How to :

• Saute onion in 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, until yellow
• Enter the spices, bay leaves and lemon grass
• Having fragrant, put the meat, cook until it changes color
• Add water, soy sauce and tamarind water, and cook until the meat soft
• Before the soup out, put cayenne pepper and cabbage, salt & sugar

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