Slow Cooker Rendang - Instant Pot recipe - Maki

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Slow Cooker Rendang

Name: Slow Cooker Rendang
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 el Sambal oelek; 2 tl Ground coriander; 4 Shallots (quartered); 6 teen Garlic (crushed and peeled); 1 tl Ground cumin; 1 cm Galangal; 0.5 tl Ginger (chopped); 1 cm Fresh turmeric; 0.5 tl Trassi; 1 el Palm sugar; 1 kg Beef chuck (cut into large pieces); 1 el White vinegar; 400 ml Coconut milk; 1 stengel Lemongrass (bruised); 4 Lime leaves; 2 Bay leaves

Slow CookHigh 5h–6h · Low 8h
8h 15min–8h 20minTrue time
15 minHands-on
4Servings

Indonesian rendang made with beef chuck in a homemade boemboe with coconut milk, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves, slow-cooked until the meat is completely tender.

Cooking timeline

True time: 8h 15min–8h 20min

Preparation

~15 min–20 min · estimate

Slow Cook

Low 8hHigh 5h–6h

Instructions

5 steps

Make the boemboe

Put all the boemboe ingredients in a mini chopper, food processor, or mortar and grind to a coarse paste.

Coat the meat

Place the meat in the slow cooker and pour the vinegar over it. Add the boemboe and toss the meat well so each piece is coated with a layer of boemboe.

Add the coconut milk and leaves

Pour the coconut milk into the slow cooker and place the kaffir lime leaves and bay leaves in the coconut milk.

Add the lemongrass

Bruise the lemongrass stalk and place it in the coconut milk as well. Stir everything briefly and put the lid on the slow cooker.

Cook

Cook the rendang for 8 hours on Low or 5-6 hours on High, until the meat is completely tender.

Notes

More meat

If you make the rendang with a lot more meat, don't use much more coconut milk: the meat releases enough liquid on its own. If you like, you can add one small 250 ml can.

If the sauce looks curdled, the coconut cream has separated from the coconut water. It will come together again when reheated.

Based on a recipe from ohmyfoodness.nl

Added by Maki Recipes, Oct 10, 2026.