Curried Banana Beef Stew

This is a spicy dish, but yet sweet with the addition of the sweet potatoes and plantains. Serve as a stew with roti or nana bread, Or atop of rice to stretch for more servings.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs stewing beef
• 2  sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (13 ounce) can coconut milk
• 2  plantains, peeled and diced
• 1 (19 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  tablespoons  yellow curry paste
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. in a dutch oven heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium, high heat.
2. brown beef, remove from pan and put aside.
3. clean pan.
4. add other tablespoon of oil, fry onions, garlic, red pepper flakes until onions are soft.
5. add curry paste, stir.
6. add tomatoes, bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan.
7. reduce heat to medium, add coconut milk.
8. return beef to pan.
9. add salt and pepper.
10. cover and simmer until beef is tender.
11. add sweet potatoes and plantains.
12. cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
13. uncover and simmer, and stir a few times until thicken and potatoes and plantains are cooked.