Fragrant Beef Curry
photo by Hag chef
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 1⁄4 lbs stewing beef, cut into chunks and seasoned with salt and pepper
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 red chili peppers, sliced
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons red curry paste (thai)
- 1 3⁄4 cups coconut milk
- 7⁄8 cup beef broth
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 ounces cashew nuts, toasted
- 1 ounce cilantro, chopped
directions
- Heat 2 tablespooons of the oil in a large casserole dish and brown the beef on all sides. Set aside, add 1 1/4 cups cold water to the dih and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Retain these juices.
- Heat the remaining oil and cook the onion and chili peppers for 5 mins until soft.
- Add the curry paste and turn up the heat for 2 mins or until the onion is going a light brown in colour.
- Return the beef to the pan along with the beef juices, coconut milk and broth.
- Cook, uncovered, over a very gentle heat for 1 1/2 hours so that it is barely simmering and the beef becomes tender.
- If the coconut milk boils it will split so keep an eye on it.
- Once the beef is quite tender, add the sweet potatoes and cook for 20 mins or until they are soft.
- Season with the fish sauce and soy sauce.
- Sprinkle with cashew nuts and cilantro and serve with a bowl of rice on the side.
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Reviews
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This was a good Thai Curry, but the stew meat was still pretty tough. We buy very high quality beef from a local farmer, so I know it wasn't the beef itself. I think it could use some more simmer time to make it more tender. Next time I may start it with it's own searing juices and the onions/curry/peppers in a crockpot and add the rest of the ingredients later.
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English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)