Learn how to make this delicious,tender, and easy semur daging kentang kecap recipe using a pressure cooker or on the is another variation of semur kecap Indonesian-style stew besides the semur ayam kentang kecap I shared with you guys a while ago. My grandmother used to make this semur daging pretty often too. I wrote more about semur here if you are interested to read more. I’m sharing both pressure cooker and stove-top methods. I personally prefer the pressure cooker method because it’s quicker, the meat is so tender and flavorful, I can set and forget, and I don’t have to heat up the house especially in Summer time. It’s just so much more DAGING KENTANG INGREDIENTS1. BEEF You can use chuck, round, or rump 2. BUTTER My grandma likes to make her semur daging with butter instead of cooking oil. I have to admit it does add a nice flavor to it though. Feel free to use regular cooking oil 3. SHALLOTS Indonesian cooking uses shallots pretty often. But fret not, I often just use purple onion as a substitute 4. GARLIC Use fresh garlic or if you are really lazy like for real! then you can use 2 Tbsp of garlic powder, I won’t judge you! 5. GINGER You definitely need fresh ginger. Do not substitute with ginger powder, it’s not the same 6. BAY LEAVES We call it daun salam in Indonesia. It’s hard to find Indonesian daun salam, so I usually just use regular bay leaves I can find at major grocery stores 7. KECAP MANIS The kecap manis contributes to the dark color and sweet tone to the semur 8. SOY SAUCE KECAP ASIN Sometimes it is called light soy sauce 9. COCONUT SUGAR Also known as palm sugar or gula merah/ gula Jawa in Indonesia. Fortunately, with all the coconut hype these days, coconut sugar can be easily found pretty much anywhere now 10. NUTMEG POWDER I love the addition of nutmeg to this dish. It sure adds that comforting aroma to the dish 11. POTATOES The potatoes are usually fried before mixed with the semur daging, but I try to keep things simple and cook all in one pot 12. TOMATOES I like tomatoes in semur kecap like this, but this is totally optional 13. BAWANG GORENG FRIED SHALLOTS CRISP This is a must to me as a topping for the semur. I just feel like something is missing without it 14. CHINESE CELERY LEAVES DAUN SELEDRI Chinese celery has thinner stalks but far more aromatics compare to the bigger celery you see here in North America. If you can’t find the Chinese one, you can definitely use the regular celery 15. SALT Salt is almost always needed to adjust that taste as neededHOW TO MAKE SEMUR DAGING KENTANG WITH INSTANT POT PRESSURE COOKER1. COOK THE AROMATICS Melt the butter in an inner pot of Instant Pot pressure cooker. Add in ground aromatics and stir fry for about 5 minutes. 2. ADD THE BEEF, HERB, SPICE, SEASONINGS, POTATOES, TOMATOES, AND WATER Stir to mix everything. 3. PRESSURE COOK IT ON HIGH. Set the timer to 25 minutes and then wait 5 minutes to release pressure. Adjust the tasteThere you have it! All cooked in one pot and you have a meal without slaving at the kitchen 😉POSSIBLE VARIATIONS1. MEAT Even though it is made with beef most of the time, I’ve made it with pork too and it’s equally delicious. Use pork shoulder instead of tenderloin. You can also use ground beef to make semur daging cincang ground beef stew. You don’t even need to pressure cook for this ground beef version, simply simmer it on the stove following the similar instruction below 2. MAKE IT SPICY You can add some whole chili peppers like Thai chili cabe rawit, or serrano peppers while grinding the aromatics to make it spicy. You can also use ground cayenne pepper for convenience. It’s up to YOU MAKE THIS SEMUR DAGING KENTANG RECIPE?I love it when you guys snap a photo and tag to show me what you’ve made 🙂 Simply tag me WhatToCookToday WhatToCookToday on Instagram and I’ll be sure to stop by and take a peek for real!Semur Daging Kecap Pressure Cooker or Stove TopPrep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes Servings 4 servingsIngredients 1 kg beef you can use chuck, round, rump2 Tbsp butter, meltedWater see instruction for the amount50 gr bean thread noodles optionalAromatics8 shallots thinly sliced5 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped1 inch fresh gingerVegetables cut into large chunks if cooking with Instant Pot2 large potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks2 large tomatoes quarteredGarnishesFried crispy shallotsChinese celery leaves finely choppedInstructions Grind the aromaticsPlace ingredients for aromatics in food processor and grind into fine pieces or a pasteCooking with pressure cookerMelt the butter in an inner pot of Instant Pot pressure cooker. Add in ground aromatics and stir fry for about 5 minutes. Add the beef, herb, spice, and seasonings. Add potatoes and tomatoes. Pour in the 1/4 cup of water yes, I know that sounds like not much at all. Stir to mix. Not much liquid is lost and you'll be surprised by how much liquid you ended up with later. Scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure nothing is stuck thereCover the lid. Turn the steam release valve to "sealing". Set timer to 25 minutes and make sure it's on "high pressure". Wait 5 minutes and then release pressure completely after that. Unlock the lid and have a taste and season with salt if needed. It should be savory and slightly sweet. Proceed to servingCooking on the stoveMelt the butter in a large pot. Add in ground aromatics, nutmeg and bay leaves. Stir fry until fragrant. Add the beef and seasonings. Pour in the 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and lower the heat and slowly simmer for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the meat is tender. Add the potatoes and tomatoes after 30 minutes of cooking. Gently stir everything to mix. Have a taste and season with salt if needed. It should be slightly sweet from the sweet soy sauceWhen ready to serveIf using cellophane noodles, blanch the cellophane noodles in boiling water, it just take few seconds to soften. Portion into individual bowl and portion out the beef and potatoes over each bowl. Laddle the hot broth over the noodles. Garnish with fried shallot crisp and celery leaves. Drizzle with some kecap manis and you are good to go. Or just serve this with rice on the sideNotesTraditionally, we used deep-fried potatoes, you can deep fry the potatoes or if you are lazy like me sometimes 😉 you can just add the potatoes and carrots 10 minutes before the end of cooking time. Roasting or deep-frying the potatoes first sure makes it taste even is a food blogger, recipe developer, photographer, and publisher at What To Cook Today. 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