A few years ago, I was watching an elimination round on Masterchef.  The contestants were faced with some rather tough meat simmering in beef stock.  They had 45 minutes to finish the dish, which was to be Beef Rendang.  They were required to pick a limited number of ingredients (one at a time) and add them to the pot.  The contestants were later told that there are two ingredients that their dish must have in order to qualify as Beef Rendang.

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