Ingredients:

1. 500 gr/ 1 lb 2 oz beef meat (with fat) if preffered
2. 1.5 lt/ 3 pints Water
3. 5 pcs long beans or 20 pcs young French beans
4. 2 cm or 1 tsp galangale, bruished or sliced
5. 1 stem lemon grass, outer leave discard, bruished
6. 3 tbsp tamarind water (1 tsp tamarind pulp soak in 3 tbsp water)
7. 5 fresh green chillies
8. salt to taste
9. sugar to taste

Spice Paste:

1. 2 large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped
2. 5 shallots, chopped
3. 2 cm ground turmeric or 2 tsp turmeric powder
4. 1 pinch roasted shrimp paste / Terasi ( optional )

Directions:

1. Pour in 1.5 liter water in a deep saucepan, cover the pan and bring to boil.
2. Adjust the heat into medium, *** add the beef meat until cooked.
3. (If necessary skim off and discard the fat that floats to the water surface).
4. Take out the meat and cut into a cube ( 2x2 cm). Put again into the pan.
5. Cut the long / french beans into 3 cm long.
6. Put all ingredients for the paste in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
7. (If necessery add a little bit water to help the blending process).
8. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a Wok or big saucepan. (Don't add oil if already added in a blender).
9. Stir fry the paste & lemon grass. Stirring all the time until fragrant.
10. Add the fried spice into the pan.
11. Add the sliced beans & big green chillies & continue cooking until vegetable half cooked.
12. Adjust the seasoning, add the salt and sugar to taste until it tastes sour & sweet.
13. Serve hot with rice.

1. *** Add the meat into boiled water then cook on the medium heat to preserve it's best taste.

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