“One bite, and you’ll just want more,” said Lee, noting that rendang has repeatedly been voted the most delicious food in the world according to a CNN poll. “It’s so unique from other dishes, because it has that beautiful complexity and celebrates all the spices that Indonesia is famous for.”
My final tweak to the process boosted the rendang’s flavor—and eased the cleanup process. Instead of immediately transferring the finished food to a serving bowl, I let it sit for 5 minutes off the heat so that residual moisture would loosen the flavorful stuck‑on bits from the bottom of the pot, allowing me to easily scrape them into the serving bowls.
I suppose rendang will always be a labor of love, but hopefully now it’s a good bit less laborious.
