Roast Beef With Tamarind Sauce/Dip

Well these 2 recipes come together, the tamarind sauce just goes well with the roast beef, but I'm sure you can eat it with some other stuffs... But I have a feeling plainly roasted meats are the best... Like plain BBQ prawns, squids, fish, lambs even... When I said plain I mean those only seasoned with a little bit of salt & pepper or herbs. No BBQ/special marinates.


RECIPE #1: ROASTED BEEF

INGREDIENTS:

• Beef, uncut ~ 500g
• Salt & pepper
• Mixed herbs - optional

DIRECTIONS:

1. Season the beef with salt, pepper & herbs. Roast it in the oven for the instructed heat & time (refer to your oven data) or you can do it on BBQ grill. Roast it til cook.

2. Slice the beef into bite size.

RECIPE #2: TAMARIND SAUCE/DIP

INGREDIENTS:

• Tamarind/Asam jawa (1/2 a packet ~ about 125g) - I forgot the name of the brand I use, I'll check later, but it's sold in a yellow/red colored packet.
• Salt
• Sugar ~ 5tbsp
• Shallots ~ 10, thinly sliced [You can use less if you want]
• Thai chilli/tiny hot chilli ~ 3 is enough, put more for extra kick, hehe...
• Warm/hot water ~ 5 cups
  

DIRECTIONS:

1. Dissolve the tamarind with hot/warm water. Sieve the mixture into a cooking pot. Turn the heat on. Add salt & sugar.

2. Add in finely chopped chilli into the pot. Stir the mixture.

3. tir until the sauce mixture becomes reduced & the sauce become slightly thick.

4. Add in the sliced shallots in the last minute & stir. Turn off the heat.

Serve the beef & sauce together with rice or just eat it like that if you want.