The Malagasy pepper is famous far beyond the country's borders because of its quality and special flavour. In this delicious recipe for beef in sauce, we use three different types of Malagasy pepper: pickled green pepper, dried black pepper, and wild jungle pepper (in Malagasy, voatsyperyfery). It is accompanied by coconut rice, a speciality of the Sakalava tribe on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The simple cucumber salad completes the meal, it is served almost everywhere on the island as a side dish. In Malagasy, this dish is called: Hen'omby saosy telo dipoavatra sy vary voanio miaraka amin'ny lasary kokombra.
Yields4 ServingsPrep Time30 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 30 mins
For Rice and Meat:
750gbeef shank
2cans of coconut milk
1pinchflour
15lwater
300grice
2tspcurcuma
1tspsalt
For the meat marinade:
1tbspfreshly ground black pepper
1tbspfreshly ground jungle pepper
60gpickled green pepper
1tbspsalt
125mloil
3tbspdark soy sauce
3tbspliquid sweetener
For the cucumber salad
1cucumber
2tomatoes
3shallots
of half a lemon
4tbspoil
1tbspvinegar
pepper, salt
½bunch parsley
2sticksCoriander
1
Cut the meat against the grain into pieces about 6 cm wide. Freshly grind black pepper and jungle pepper for the marinade in a pepper mill. Crush the grains of green pepper with a fork. Mix the three types of pepper with salt, oil, soy sauce, and liquid sweetener to make a marinade. Marinate the beef thoroughly with it, kneading everything well with your hands. Leave the marinated meat in the refrigerator overnight.
2
The next day, sear the pieces of meat in a large sauté pan. Add the water and the coconut milk. Now the whole thing must simmer for one and a half to two hours so that the liquid reduces and the meat becomes tender.
3
In the meantime, the cucumber salad can be prepared. Peel the cucumber and cut it into thin slices. Remove the stalk and the inside of the tomatoes and cut them into strips. Peel the three shallots and dice them very finely. Make a vinaigrette of lemon juice, oil, vinegar, and parsley. Add coriander only to taste. Season with pepper and salt. The salad can sit in the refrigerator until the rest of the meal is ready.
4
Put the rice in a pot with a can of coconut milk and enough water to cover it completely. Mix in the turmeric and salt. Then simmer for 25 minutes, adding water if necessary, until the desired consistency is reached. The sauce in the pan will darken over time.
5
Once the sauce has thickened to the point where you can see the meat again, whisk in some flour or sauce thickener. Finally, season everything with salt and pepper and serve. Bon appétit!
Cut the meat against the grain into pieces about 6 cm wide. Freshly grind black pepper and jungle pepper for the marinade in a pepper mill. Crush the grains of green pepper with a fork. Mix the three types of pepper with salt, oil, soy sauce, and liquid sweetener to make a marinade. Marinate the beef thoroughly with it, kneading everything well with your hands. Leave the marinated meat in the refrigerator overnight.
2
The next day, sear the pieces of meat in a large sauté pan. Add the water and the coconut milk. Now the whole thing must simmer for one and a half to two hours so that the liquid reduces and the meat becomes tender.
3
In the meantime, the cucumber salad can be prepared. Peel the cucumber and cut it into thin slices. Remove the stalk and the inside of the tomatoes and cut them into strips. Peel the three shallots and dice them very finely. Make a vinaigrette of lemon juice, oil, vinegar, and parsley. Add coriander only to taste. Season with pepper and salt. The salad can sit in the refrigerator until the rest of the meal is ready.
4
Put the rice in a pot with a can of coconut milk and enough water to cover it completely. Mix in the turmeric and salt. Then simmer for 25 minutes, adding water if necessary, until the desired consistency is reached. The sauce in the pan will darken over time.
5
Once the sauce has thickened to the point where you can see the meat again, whisk in some flour or sauce thickener. Finally, season everything with salt and pepper and serve. Bon appétit!
Notes
Three pepper meat with coconut rice and cucumber salad
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