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Iga Bumbu Bali: Beef Ribs with 'Balinese' seasoning
Iga bumbu Bali is a dish of beef ribs, cooked with Javanese seasoning that pretends to be Balinese. It’s a delicious Javanese interpretation of Balinese food, with fresh herbs and spices.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 gr beef ribs, washed thoroughly
- 2 chilies, big red, chopped
- 8 shallots, peeled, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 3 candlenuts, chopped
- 2 cm ginger, peeled, chopped
- 1 lemongrass, bruised, knotted
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce (optional)
- Pinch of sugar (optional)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 5 whole chilies, bird’s eye (optional)
- 500 ml water
Instructions
- 1
big red chilies, shallots, garlic, ginger and candlenuts.
- 2
over medium high heat.
- 3
, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves until fragrant, around 4 minutes.
- 4
and stir well.
- 5
, and bring to boil.
- 6
reduce the flame to medium heat and simmer the beef for around 45-50 minutes, until the beef is tender and the gravy has reduced and thickened.
- 7
before the cooking is done, add the whole bird’s eye chilies.
- 8
Serve!