Let’s talk about the biggest problem with 99% of vegetarian rendang jackfruit recipes online: they are a mushy, disappointing mess. They promise “pulled beef” texture and deliver a sad, soupy curry. As a chef, this offends me. A how to make jackfruit rendang guide that doesn’t first address the “mush factor” is a complete failure….
Let’s be brutally honest. You’re looking for an authentic beef rendang recipe with coconut milk. That tells me you already know that what most of the world calls “rendang” is a lie. It’s often a sad, pale brown, soupy “curry” that is an insult to the Minangkabau people who perfected this dish. As a chef…
Photo by Kun Fotografi Let’s be honest. If you’re looking up how to make rendang vlees (that beautiful Dutch-Indonesian fusion term for ‘rendang meat’), you aren’t just looking for a recipe. You’re signing up for a relationship. This isn’t a 30-minute weeknight meal. This is a labor of love, a culinary marathon, and quite possibly,…