BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY

Beef massaman curry image

Slow-cooked, meltingly tender beef and a sprinkling of crunchy peanuts to finish - it's curry heaven

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 2h25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

85g unsalted peanuts
400ml can coconut milk
4 tbsp massaman curry paste (we used Bart)
600g stewing beef steak, cut into large chunks
450g waxy potatoes, cut into 2.5cm chunks
1 onion, cut into thin wedges
4 kaffir lime leaves (available from Thai shops or dried from supermarkets)
1 cinnamon stick
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp palm or soft light brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced, to serve
jasmine rice, to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, then roast the peanuts on a baking tray for 5 mins until golden brown. When cool enough to handle, roughly chop. Reduce oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
Heat 2 tbsp coconut milk (use the cream on top if there is any) in a large casserole dish with a lid. Add the curry paste and fry for 1 min, then stir in the beef and fry until well coated and sealed.
Stir in the rest of the coconut with half a can of water, the potatoes, onion, lime leaves, cinnamon, tamarind, sugar, fish sauce and most of the peanuts. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 2 hrs in the oven until the beef is tender.
Sprinkle with sliced chilli and the remaining peanuts, then serve straight from the dish with jasmine rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 734 calories, Fat 46 grams fat, SaturatedFat 21 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 44 grams protein, Sodium 1.87 milligram of sodium