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Beef curry recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
  • 4 fl oz boiling water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 1 1/2 lb stewing beef chunks
  • 18 fl oz coconut milk
  • 4 bruised cardamom pods
  • 18 fl oz coconut cream
  • 2 tablespoons curry paste
  • 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
  • 8 potatoes
  • 8 pickling onions
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 oz roasted and grounded unsalted peanuts

Preparation (instructions)

  1. Place tamarind pulp and boiling water in a bowl and set aside to cool.
  2. Mash pulp to dissolve it, strain and reserve the liquid.
  3. Discarde the pulp.
  4. Heat a work over a high heat and add oil.
  5. Stir fry beef chunks until browned.
  6. Reduce heat, pour in coconut milk and cardamom pods.
  7. Simmer until beef is tender.
  8. Remove beef from wok, strain cooking liquid into a bowl and set aside.
  9. Add coconut cream and curry paste in the wok.
  10. Cook for about 10 minutes.
  11. Add beef mixture, fish sauce, potatoes, onions, sugar, peanuts, tamarind water and the reserved cooking liquid.
  12. Simmer for 30 minutes until meat is tender.
  13. Serve hot with rice.

Servings: 4

Main Courses meats recipes: Beef, Veal, Pork, and other games