Fried Beef in Soy Sauce Gravy Recipe (Semur Betawi)

Ingredients :
500 g 5 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 5 1 1/4 2 3 cm 1/2 1 1 tablespoon Spices (ground) 4 cloves 1 teaspoon 3 2 teaspoons 1/4 teaspoon 1 1/2 teaspoons	Beef, thinly sliced Sweet soy sauce Margarine Shallots, finely sliced Salam leaf (or bay leaf as substitute) Nutmeg, bruised Cloves Cinnamon stick Piece mace Tomato, chopped Fried shallots Salt Garlic Chopped ginger Candlenuts Coriander Cumin Peppercorns
Method : Combine beef with sweet soy sauce and mix thoroughly. Set aside. Heat margarine and gently fry shallots until golden brown. Add ground spice, salam leaf, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and mace. Fry until fragrant, then add beef with sweet soy sauce. When the ingredients are cooked, add water to cover beef. Cook until meat is tender and the gravy has thickened, then add chopped tomato. Serve hot with a sprinkle of fried shallots. Optional : An additional 300 grams potatoes, quartered and fried until golden brown may be added after beef is tender. Beef can be replaced with fried bean curd and chicken.