Spicy Beef Balado with Petai

1. Scrape off the skin of petai beans and remove the edges

2. Cut each petai bean into pieces and split them open without breaking to check for worms

3. Soak the petai in salted water, then rinse and fry until crispy

4. Blend curly red chilies, shallots, and tomato to make the balado sauce base

5. Add chopped onion to the balado mixture

6. Grind garlic, coriander seeds, ginger, tamarind water, and salt into a paste for the meat marinade

7. Simmer the beef with the spice paste and water until tender

8. Fry the cooked beef briefly in hot oil

9. Combine the fried beef, fried petai, and balado sauce, then heat through

Tips

1. Minang people commonly eat petai with the skin fried as is

2. Serve with sayur asem and skin crackers to enhance the meal