Indonesian Meat Dishes

Beef, goat and other meat dishes from the regions: rendang, satay, rabeg, dendeng and se'i.

Smashed Beef with Green Chilli Sambal

Dendeng Batokok Lado Mudo

Thin slices of boiled beef, pounded flat (batokok), fried, then topped with green chilli sambal (lado mudo). Spicy and savoury.

Meat Dishes1 hr 30 min

West Sumatra

Beef Rendang

Rendang Daging Sapi

The Minang masterpiece. Beef simmered in coconut milk and spices for hours until dry, dark brown and able to keep for weeks.

Meat Dishes5 hr

West Sumatra

Padang Satay

Sate Padang

Beef and tongue satay that is boiled with spices, grilled, then covered in a thick yellow spiced sauce made with rice flour. Eaten with ketupat rice cakes.

Meat Dishes2 hr 30 min

Banten

Rabeg (Banten Spiced Goat Stew)

Rabeg Kambing

A sweet, savoury and fragrant Banten goat stew, said to be inspired by dishes from the town of Rabigh in Arabia.

Meat Dishes2 hr

BaliNon-halal (pork)

Babi Guling (Balinese Spit-Roast Pig)

Babi Guling Bali

A whole young pig stuffed with base genep spice paste and cassava leaves, then turned over embers until the skin is crisp and golden. Bali's most famous ceremonial and feast dish.

Meat Dishes6 hr

West Nusa Tenggara

Gecok (Sumbawa Beef and Offal with Coconut)

Gecok Sumbawa

A Sumbawa dish of beef and offal cooked with grated coconut, bilimbi and tamarind until thick. Savoury, spicy and sour, often served at celebrations.

Meat Dishes2 hr

West Nusa Tenggara

Rarit (Sumbawa Sun-Dried Spiced Beef)

Rarit Sumbawa

Sumbawa beef jerky that is seasoned, sun-dried until completely dry, then fried. It keeps for weeks and is served at traditional ceremonies.

Meat Dishes2 hr

West Nusa Tenggara

Sate Rembiga (Lombok Sweet Spicy Beef Satay)

Sate Rembiga

Sweet and spicy beef satay from Rembiga village in Mataram. The meat marinates for a long time so it is tender and full of flavour with no peanut sauce needed.

Meat Dishes3 hr

East Nusa Tenggara

Se'i (Kupang Smoked Beef)

Se'i Sapi

Beef cut into long strips and slowly smoked over kosambi wood embers until cooked and fragrant. From Kupang and Rote, served with sambal lu'at.

Meat Dishes6 hr

Gorontalo

Ilabulo (Gorontalo Sago and Chicken Liver Parcels)

Ilabulo

A savoury Gorontalo snack of sago, chicken liver and egg wrapped in banana leaf and grilled. Chewy, like a pepes.

Meat Dishes1 hr 30 min

South Papua

Merauke Deer Satay

Sate Rusa Merauke

Tender, lean deer satay from Merauke, marinated in soy sauce and spices and grilled. Beef can replace the venison.

Meat Dishes2 hr