Abon Sapi /beef meat floss

Ingredient :

• 1 lbs Round beef
• Water
• meat mallet
• 5 Shallot
• 3 Garlic
• 1 tsp Coriander
• 3 Candle nut
• 250 ml Coconuts Milk
• salt
• Brown sugar
• cooking oil
• 8 pcs Indonesian bay-leaf ( http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Euge_pol.html )
• 5 slices Lengkuas/Galangal ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal )

Directions

• cut meat into big chunk, place to saucepan together with Indonesian bay leaf, galangal and pour the water enough to cover the beef. Bring to boil until the meat tender.
• Removed the beef, let it drain and cool.
• When it cooled slice it around half inch. With meat mallet pound lightly every slice of meat to break the muscle fibers, shred and break the fibers finely (if you break and shred it good it will appears look like cotton), repeat this step until all done, set aside.
• Ground shallot,garlic,coriander and candle nut into a paste add coconut milk,salt and brown sugar (as needed..if you like sweet taste you can give more) and bring to boil add the shredded meat, stir well until all the mixture absorbed to the meat, keep stirring until the the meat little bit dry. Removed from the stove.
• Place clean kitchen towel on the strainer.
• Heat oil and fry the shredded beef until golden brown, drain on the strainer, and let it completely cool.
• With the meat still in the kitchen towel, squeeze the towel to get rid of from the remaining oil.
• Use fork shred the meat, now you have your meat floss ready.
• Store in the container.

Thanks to Tika DK ( http://dapoerkami.bravehost.com/abondagingsapi.html ) for the recipe