Rendang is a name for traditional dish from Padang, Indonesia. Prime substance to make Rendang are beef, coconut milk, spice, and seasoning. Sometimes, beef can be changed by chicken or duck to make variation. CNN have been voted for World's 50 best food and occupy Rendang as the first place. It made from beef which is slowly simmired with coconut milk and other spice/seasoning such as red onion, garlic, ginger turmeric, galangal, chilies, etc. It cooked for a few hours in to stew and finally produce flavorful bovine goodness. Rendang usually serves for kind of traditional in Padang (one of province in Indonesia). Rendang become popular when a native from Padang wander to the Malaka for do business in the sixteenth centuries (According to a lecture of history in Andalas University, Prof. Dr. Gusti Anan). Rendang become more popular because native from Padang like to wander beyond their territory, bring Rendang as meal stock and finally there are people outside there know Rendang so well.
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Rendang
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Combination the spice and seasoning make Rendang have good taste, little bit spicy and gurih (medium salty). The long process to make Rendang make beef more soft and tender. For Indonesian, Rendang often be first option dish to give welcome home banquet, even though there are not native from Padang. This taste make everyone interested to learn how to make Rendang. There are many instant seasoning to make Rendang available in Market. So, everyone can make Rendang simply.
