Myanmar Spiced Steak Stew
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
3 h.
Preparation
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Ingredients
for
4
- For the spice paste
- 1 onion (peeled and chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (peeled)
- 2 red chili peppers
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 2 stalks Lemongrass
- 1 Tbsp Palm sugar (or caster sugar)
- 2 Tbsps Fish sauce
- For the curry
- 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
- 1 pc Shrimp paste (chopped and soaked in 200ml hot water)
- 5 cups stewing Beef (cut into large chunks)
- 3 ripe Tomatoes (diced)
- ⅛ cup Beef stock
- white rice (and raita, to serve)
Product recommendation
Balauchung is a specialist prawn paste found in oriental supermarkets. You could use Thai dried shrimp paste instead or leave it out if you can’t trace it.
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 150°C (130 fan) | 300°F | gas 2.
2.
To make the spice paste, whiz the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
3.
Heat the oil in a casserole dish and fry off the spice paste for 2 minutes. Add the balauchung and stir well. Add the beef and stir to coat in the paste, then add the tomatoes.
4.
Pour in the beef stock and heat to simmering point, then cover with a lid and place in the oven for 2 hours. Check occasionally and stir to ensure even cooking.
5.
After 2 hours, the beef should be tender. Return to the oven for at least another 30 minutes with the lid off to reduce the sauce.
6.
If serving the next day, skim off any fat that has settled on the surface and reheat thoroughly.
