Creamy Beef and Potato Curry
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- For the curry paste
- 1 shallot (chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (chopped)
- fresh Galangal (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 2 red chili peppers (chopped)
- 1 tsp Shrimp paste
- For the curry
- 3 Tbsps sesame oil
- 21 ozs Steak (sliced)
- 2 shallots (finely sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 3 ½ cups Coconut milk
- 1 cup Beef stock
- 14 ozs potatoes (peeled and chopped into large chunks)
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 3 Tbsps Fish sauce
- 2 Tbsps Lime juice
- ½ cup Peanuts (toasted)
- 4 Limes (fried)
- 1 Tbsp Coconut cream (optional)
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Cutting board, 1 Small knife, 1 Blender, 1 Measuring cups
Preparation steps
1.
Place all the ingredients for the curry paste in a food processor or pestle and mortar and blend to a paste.
2.
For the curry, heat the oil in a large pan or wok and quickly brown the beef on all sides. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3.
Add the shallots and garlic to the pan, cook for 2 minutes then stir in the curry paste. Cook for 2 minutes then return the meat to the pan and add the coconut milk, stock and potatoes.
4.
Bring to a boil then turn down the heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes or until the potatoes and beef are tender.
5.
Add the sugar, fish sauce and lime juice, return to a simmer and season with salt and pepper.
6.
Ladle the curry into warmed bowls, scatter over the peanuts and garnish with the fried lime slices and coconut cream, if using.
