In Indonesian and Malaysian cookery: a dish of meat, usually beef, slow-cooked in coconut milk and various spices until fairly dry.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From Indonesian rendang and Malay rendang (verb) to fry in oil or fat until dry, (noun) dish cooked in that way.
Definition of rendang in US English:
rendang
nounrɛnˈdaŋ
In Indonesian and Malaysian cookery: a dish of meat, usually beef, slow-cooked in coconut milk and various spices until fairly dry.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From Indonesian rendang and Malay rendang (verb) to fry in oil or fat until dry, (noun) dish cooked in that way.