Indonesian beef stew
Sandra 6 Apr 2026 A delicious stew with beef and a blend of spices that you’ll want to make again and again.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 3 h
- Total
- 3 h 20 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
Ingredients
4 servings
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500 g beef 
300 g onions 
3 cloves garlic 
1 red pepper 
2 bay leaves 
salt to taste
pepper to taste
2 tbsp peanut oil 
1¼ cups beef stock 
1 tsp ground coriander 
1 tbsp curry powder 
1 tsp ground ginger 
1 pinch ground cloves 
1½ tbsp dark brown sugar 
1 tbsp white vinegar 
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce - 1 red pepper
1 tbsp cornflour
Method
- Heat the oil in the pan and brown the meat all over over a high heat.
- Add the onions, garlic, red chilli and bay leaf, and fry for a few minutes until the onions have taken on some colour.
- Season the meat with pepper, salt, ground coriander, curry powder, cloves and ground ginger. Mix everything together well.
- Deglaze the meat with the beef stock.
- Add ketjap manis, vinegar and dark brown sugar to bring the stew to taste.
- Let the meat simmer gently in the stew pan for 2,5 to 3 hours until tender.
- If the stew is still too thin, you can thicken the sauce by mixing cornflour with water. Add this a little at a time until it reaches the desired thickness.
Nutrition (per serving)
- 450kcal
- Energy
- 35g
- Protein
- 25g
- Carbohydrates
- 25g
- Fat
Protein 30% Carbohydrates 22% Fat 48%
All nutrition values
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrates
- 25 g
- of which sugars
- 10 g
- Fat
- 25 g
- of which saturated
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
- Salt
- 2 g
Values provided by the cook.
Allergens
Contains
- Gluten
- Peanut
- Soy
- Nightshades
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