Recipes
Beef Massaman Curry Recipe
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 1.30 hours |
Servings |
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Ingredients
Massaman Paste (makes about 6 tbsp):
- 1 red onion chopped
- 3 Red chillies roughly chopped
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp white pepper
- 3 cloves garlic peeled
- 2 sticks Lemongrass outer leaves removed, softer inside chopped finely
- 5 cm piece ginger peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tsp shrimp paste (optional, also it's generally gluten free, but best to check)
- 3 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 10 fresh coriander/cilantro stalks
- ½ tsp Salt
Other curry ingredients:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1.5 tbsp Cornflour
- 1 kg braising beef chopped into chunks
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 400 ml beef stock 2 stock cubes with water is fine (use kallo beef bouillon cubes for gluten free)
- 400 ml coconut milk (it's usually gluten free, but double check)
- 2 large red or white potatoes peeled and chopped into chunks
- Juice of 1 lime
To Serve:
Ingredients
Massaman Paste (makes about 6 tbsp):
Other curry ingredients:
To Serve:
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Instructions
- Place all the paste ingredients in a food processor or mini chopper and blend until it forms a paste. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large pan. Toss the chopped beef in the cornflour, salt and pepper. Fry the meat in the oil for about 5 mins on medium to high heat. You can do this in batches, but I'm a bit too lazy for that. I find that if you put the meat in, and leave it alone for a few minutes before you stir it, you'll get a nice dark colour on the beef. The beef will probably stick a bit to the pan, so you might need to give it a little scrape with a spatula.
- Once the beef has cooked for 5 mins, turn down the heat a little and add in the curry paste. Give it a stir to coat the beef and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Then add in the beef stock and coconut milk. Give everything a stir (make sure you give any bits stuck at the bottom of the pan a scrape), place the lid on and gently simmer on a low heat for 1 hour 45 mins (alternatively you can place in the oven at about 160c/320f). Give it a stir every so often. If it's starting to look dry you can add in some more beef stock or water.
- After the 1 hour 45 mins, add in the potatoes, give it a stir and cook for a further 25 - 30 mins until the potatoes are tender (this is a good time to start cooking your rice too).
- Take out of the oven and mix in the lime juice. Serve the curry on a bed of rice with a sprinkling of coriander/cilantro, fresh chillies and a wedge of lime.
Notes
- Any leftovers can be cooled, covered and frozen. Then defrosted and reheated in the microwave until piping hot.