Maulud Nabi 1427

Today was Maulud Nabi day which I believe is "The Prophet's" birthday. Basically this year I was invited to a bunch of lunches all served at the same time. It is kind of like a Christmas potluck but with foods you probably would never recognize.

One of the foods they cooked was beef kari Acehnese style like we had at the innauguration. It was as awesome as ever and I got the recipe from them.

Beef (chunked into 1 inch cubes) 8-10 kg
Bananas (2 stalks) or Young Jackfruit 3 also chunked
Lemon grass 6 stalks
White Shallots 3.5 Kg sliced
Red Shallots 1 kg sliced
Ginger 200g sliced
Cilantro 200g
Dried Cilantro 50g
Dried Red Pepper 500g
Small Red Pepper 700g
Pepper 500g
Salt 500g
Dried Coconut filings 1 kg
Coconut milk 5 coconuts
Curry powder 500g
A couple of other things I don't know what they are but aren't terribly important

Get a cooking wok 1/2 meter in diameter and build a fire underneath. Add the seasonings and water and heat up. Add meat for 20 minutes and then add vegetables. Serve with rice. Feeds 50-70. I'll have to try it sometime when I'm back in the US.