Adam Liaw Instagram – Tonight’s dinner. Beef rendang. There are so many different versions of rendang, from official variants (like rendang paru or rendang terlagi-lagi), to different meats (duck, chicken etc.), to simply different styles of making the classic beef rendang. Some people add lots of spices like cumin and coriander, some prefer it soupy like a stew, but I like it dry and dark so that the slow cooking can develop the umami tastes in the beef and coconut.