This dish is similar to meat loaf. Wrapping and cook in banana leaves will give more flavour to this dish. With its exotic asian spices to flavour, it makes a good companion with rice or breads and different vegetables stir-fries. Served hot or cool.
500 g beef mince
1 bulb of Garlic
100 g shallots
2 tsp of corriander powder
1/2 tsp of cumin powder
1 tbsp of tamarind extract
Salt and pepper to taste
Galangal, thinly sliced and cut in 1 cm wide
Salam leaves (can be replaced with lauriel leaves), cut in 1 cm wide
1 cup of thick coconut milk
2 eggs
Banana Leaves for wrapping.
- Grind these spices together in a pestle (or chop using electric blender/food processor) : garlics, shallots, corriander, cumin, tamarind, salt and pepper; until it becomes paste.
- Add the spices paste with the beef-mince, coconut milk, eggs, and mix well.
- Wrap in banana leaves (in "tum" shape), with galangal and salam leaves (one piece of each) placed at the bottom and topped with 3 tbsp of beef-mince which has already well-mixed with the spices.
- Continue wrap the rest of the spiced beef-mince
- Using steaming pan, steam for about 30 minutes until it is cooked.
- Serve hot or cool.
Note:
for a much simpler way... after step 2, continue with this...
Line the banana leaves at the bottom and all sides of a pyrex, spread galangal slices and salam leaves on it, then top with the spiced beef-mince.
Steam for 1 hour.
1 comment:
This looks like an interesting recipe which I will bookmark for sure.. banana leaves are easy to find in Dallas during the summer!
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