Beef Tenderloin à la Surabaya Rawon
(French X Javanese)
INGREDIENTS:
• 120g beef tenderloin
• 50g rawon paste
• 1/2 salted egg yolk
• 25g beansprouts
• 25g sweet potato
• 5g mixed lettuce
• 10g sambal pearl
• 5g fresh leek
• 20ml legen (East Javan signature drink)
RAWON PASTE:
• 5 kluwek (black nut)
• 3 shallot
• 3 garlic
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 inch turmeric
• 2 candlenut
• 5g coriander seed
• 2 lime leaves
• 1 stem of lemon grass
METHOD:
1. Marinate the beef with salt, black pepper and garlic, then pan-sear in a hot pan. Put in the oven until cooked to your preference.
2. To make the rawon sauce, heat some water in a small pan, mix in the rawon paste, stir until blended, then season with salt and white or black pepper. Finish with a hint of legen water to finalise.