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Beef Pisawawan

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Beef Pisawawan

A rich turmeric coconut beef stew brightened with palapa and fresh chillies.

2 hours 30 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Beef Pisawawan

  • 1 1/2 kg meaty beef neck bones or beef ribs
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 4 cups water
  • 3 shallots, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
  • 3 tablespoons palapa
  • 3 long red chillies, sliced
  • 1 red capsicum, sliced
  • Spring onions, chopped
  • Oil
  • Salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

How to cook Beef Pisawawan

  1. 1.Heat oil over medium heat and sauté shallots until fragrant; add palapa and cook until aromatic.
  2. 2.Add beef and cook until no longer pink and its released liquid has mostly evaporated; stir in turmeric.
  3. 3.Add water, boil, then simmer gently for about 2 hours until the beef is fork-tender.
  4. 4.Stir in coconut milk and capsicum; cook 10 minutes. Season, then fold in spring onions and chillies before serving hot with rice.
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