Description
These Javanese-style BBQ beef ribs are slightly sweet, slightly spicy and very savoury, with a beautiful honey glaze to them. A perfect summer barbecue experience for the entirely family, with an Indonesian twist!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg beef ribs
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 2 big red chillies, chopped
- 2 Indonesian bay leaves
- 1 lemongrass, bruised, knotted
- 3 cm galangal, bruised
- 2 cm ginger, sliced
- 3 cm cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- 0.5 tsp white pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 500 ml water
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- Blend onion, garlic and chilli into a fine paste.
- In a wok or pot, heat the oil over a medium high flame, and then sauté the onion chilli paste.
- Add the bay leaves, lemongrass, galangal and ginger, fry for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the cinnamon stick, cloves, white pepper powder and salt. Fry for another 1 minute.
- Add the ribs, and then add the water. Mix everything and make sure that the ribs are coated in the liquid.
- Cook over a medium high flame until it boils, then reduce the heat to medium low.
- Cover the ribs and simmer for another 1 hr 20 minutes or until the ribs are tender. Add a little bit of hot water if necessary.
- 10 minutes before the cooking is done, add the tomato sauce, lime juice, oyster sauce and honey. Mix everything thoroughly. Turn off the flame.
- Before serving, grill the ribs using charcoal or on a grill pan, until slightly charred.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- The dish can be accompanied by steamed rice, bread or any style of potato.
Keywords: Barbeque, grilled, red meat, festivities