Authentic Rawon Recipe Surabaya, Indonesia

Name: Rawon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 750g (1 2/3 lbs) beef tenderloin, diced to medium chunk; 1 ½ L (6 1/3 cups) water; 2 leeks, slices about 1cm/0.5"; 2 galangal, smashed; 2 lemongrass, crushed; 2 cm/1" ginger, smashed; 6 kaffir lime leaves, midrid discarded; 1 tbsp palm sugar/gula merah, shaved; some oil to sauteed; GROUND SPICES; 15 pc keluak/keluwek nuts; 10 shallots; 6 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp coriander seeds, toasted in a pan; 1 tsp cumin, toasted in a pan; 4 candlenuts, toasted in a pan; 2 red chilies, discard seeds; salt, to taste; GARNISHES; Sambal terasi ( shrimp paste sambal/sambal belachan); prawn crackers/kerupuk; short beansprouts; golden crispy fried onions (bawang goreng)