Gagape, beef simmered in coconut milk with toasted coconut

Ingredients

• 1 kg of beef
• 1 coconut
• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 1 teaspoon of ground pepper
• ½ teaspoon of cumin
• 1/4 cup of cilantro seeds
• 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 2 pieces of fresh turmeric
• 2 pieces of ginger
• Two pieces of ginger
• 6 walnut kernels (kemiri)
• 1 tablespoon of salt, or to taste

Shred the coconut. With half of it, prepare a thick coconut milk: mix the flesh with a little warm water, then press it through a clean cloth.

Heat the remaining half in a frying pan, stirring constantly, until it is nicely browned, then finely chop it.

Clean the meat and cut it into pieces.

Grind or mix together the pepper, cumin, cilantro, turmeric, galangal, ginger, toasted bancoul walnuts, and salt. Then, sauté this mixture in oil with the crushed lemongrass, and finally add the toasted coconut.

Once the spices are nicely browned, remove the frying pan from the heat.

Cook the meat in the coconut milk.

Once the coconut milk comes to a boil, add the sautéed spices and continue to cook until the meat is tender.