Brongkos

Spicy meat and vegetables stew

5 tbs vegetable oil
250 g stew meat, cubed
1 stalk lemon grass, brusied
1 salam leaf
2 kaffir lime leaves
750 ml thin santan and 500 ml thick santan from 1 coconut
150 g cowpeas, boiled till tender and drained
3 chayote, cubed
50 g bird’s eye chilies

Spice-Paste

6 shallots
3 clove garlic
6 keluwak nuts, take out the nut meats
3 red chilies
2 cm fresh kencur
1 cm fresh ginger
1 cm fresh lengkuas
salt to taste
a pinch of sugar

•Heat the oil and fry the spice-paste until fragrant. Add the cubed meat meat, lemon grass, salam and kaffir lime leaf. Stir the mixture around
•When meat has changed color, add the thin santan and simmer until tender. Add the cowpeas.
•After santan has come to a boil add the thick santan, the chayote and the bird’s eye chillies. Continue cooking stiring occasionally, until done. Remove and serve.