Bubur Lambuk — Spiced Beef Rice Porridge

Ingredients

• 1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
• 10 oz Beef, finely diced
• 1½ cups Carrots, finely diced
• 9 cups beef stock
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 5 shallots, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 inch ginger, minced
• 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
• 2 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup coconut milk
• ½ cup fried shallots and cilantro, to serve

Method

1. Fry the shallots, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and cinnamon in the ghee until soft and fragrant, 6 minutes. Add the ground spices and toast 1 minute.
2. Add the Beef and brown it well, then the rice, stirring to coat every grain in the spiced ghee.
3. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil, then reduce to low and cook 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes and scraping the bottom so it doesn't catch.
4. Add the Carrots halfway through. When the rice has completely broken down and the porridge falls thickly off a spoon, stir in the coconut milk and warm through without boiling.
5. Season generously — porridge needs more salt than you expect — and serve topped with fried shallots and cilantro.