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Massaman Beef Curry

Name: Massaman Beef Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 150 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 85g peanuts; 400ml can coconut cream; 4 tbsp Massaman curry paste; 600g stewing cut into strips stewing beef, cut into strips; 450g waxy waxy potatoes; 1 onion, cut into thin wedges; 4 leaves lime leaves; 1 cinnamon stick cinnamon; 1 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tbsp palm or soft light brown sugar; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 red red chili, deseeded and finely sliced, to serve; jasmine rice, to serve; water, half a can

A rich Thai Massaman curry with tender stewing beef, potatoes, roasted peanuts, coconut cream, and fragrant spices, served with jasmine rice.

2 hr 30 min
860 kcal
Thai
Curry

Mellowpan tip: This one takes a while. Save it for a slower day, and swap it in when the week allows.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Step 2:
Roast the peanuts on a baking tray for 5 minutes until golden brown.
5 min
Step 3:
When cool enough to handle, roughly chop the peanuts.
Step 4:
Reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
Step 5:
Heat 2 tbsp of the coconut cream in a large casserole dish with a lid.
Step 6:
Add the curry paste and fry for 1 minute.
1 min
Step 7:
Stir in the beef and fry until well coated and sealed.
Step 8:
Stir in the remaining coconut cream, half a can of water, potatoes, onion, lime leaves, cinnamon, tamarind paste, sugar, fish sauce, and most of the peanuts.
Step 9:
Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours until the beef is tender.
2 h
Step 10:
Sprinkle with the sliced chili and remaining peanuts, then serve straight from the dish with jasmine rice.