Best Thai Beef Curry Recipes

SPICY THAI RED BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• For the red curry paste: In a food processor, combine the cilantro, oil, ginger, lemongrass, coriander, cumin, shrimp paste, garlic, red chiles, lime leaf, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Pulse to a consistent paste.
• For the curry: Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring well, until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the pot and increase the heat to high. Sprinkle the flank steak with a pinch of salt, then add it to the pot; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the steak and add the onions and peppers; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the coconut milk, bring to a gentle boil, then add the curry paste back to the pot; stir well. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. (If the coconut milk breaks and separates, don't worry: it will come back together to a smooth consistency.) Add the chicken broth and fish sauce, and continue simmering until the sauce has a nice, gravy-like consistency, 12 to 15 minutes. Return the beef to the pot and finish with the cilantro, basil, mint and lime juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

RED THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a large fry pan and cook beef in batches until browned all over, set to one side and wipe pan clean.
• Heat the remaining oil in the same pan, cook onion and garlic until onion softens, add ginger, lemon grass and paste cook until fragrant. Return beef to pan with water, stock, sugar and coconut milk.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 hour. Uncover and cook for a further 45 Minutes or until beef is tender.
• Finally add the lime juice, fish sauce, coconut cream and coriander, cook stirring until heated through.
• Serve with Thai fragrant rice such as Jasmine.

THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil over medium heat in a large wok until it sizzles. Add onion and bell peppers. Stir-fry until tender, 5 to 7 minutes Transfer to a bowl.
• Pour coconut milk into the wok. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 to 5 minutes. Add lime juice, fish sauce, curry paste, sugar, soy sauce, peanut sauce, Worcestershire, turmeric, garlic salt, curry powder, garam masala, and chile-garlic sauce. Stir to combine and adjust to taste.
• Increase heat to medium; stir steak and bell pepper-onion mixture into the wok and cook until mixture has thickened and reduced and steak is firm and hot in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and top with peanuts.

THAI-STYLE BEEF AND ASPARAGUS CURRY

Steps:

• Place beef and curry paste in medium bowl. Stir to coat beef thoroughly. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over high heat. Add asparagus and sauté until crisp-tender and beginning to char slightly, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to bowl.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet. Add curry-coated beef in single layer. Cook over high heat without stirring until bottom of beef begins to char slightly, about 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and cook, stirring often, until sauce is bubbling and slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Add asparagus and heat through. Stir in basil. Squeeze lime wedges over mixture and serve.

THAI IT YOU'LL LIKE IT HOT CURRY BEEF NOODLE BOWLS, GREEN MELON WITH LIME AND LEMON SORBET

Steps:

• Put the flank steak in the freezer for a few minutes to aid in thinly slicing safely.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Dredge the shallot slices in the cornstarch and shake off any excess. Add the shallots into the heated oil and remove them to a paper-towel lined plate when they become a light golden-brown color.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Salt the water and add the pasta. Cook to al dente.
• While pasta water comes to a boil, stem and thinly slice the mushrooms, and seed and thinly slice the sweet and hot peppers.
• Remove the meat from the freezer and thinly slice into 1/4-inch wide by 2-inch pieces.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook in a single layer for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the meat over and add shiitakes, sweet and hot peppers, garlic and scallions. Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, then add the curry paste, fish sauce and stock and bring to a boil. Add in the edamame, and cook for 1 minute to heat through, then add the basil.
• Drain the pasta and put into a large serving bowl. Add the beef mixture, the lime zest and lime juice. Toss vigorously and season with some black pepper, to taste. Garnish with the fried shallots sprinkled on top.

THAI RED CURRY OF BEEF

Steps:

• For the Nam Prik Gaeng Daeng paste: In a mortar and pestle, pound the ingredients for the red curry paste in the order listed, adding one at a time. Alternatively, a much easier method is to use a stick-blender. Blend all the paste ingredients together, with a few drops of water, until they form a fine paste.
• For the curry: Heat a wok on high, and add the vegetable oil. When hot, stir-fry the beef strips in batches for 1 minute, removing each batch when cooked. Set aside.
• Sauté the garlic until golden brown, then stir 2 tablespoons of curry paste into the wok and fry for a few seconds. Add the coconut cream and stir well, bringing to the boil. Add the beef stock, and return to the boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce to a simmer and stir in the Thai fish sauce, brown sugar, chilies, coconut shavings (if using) and baby spinach leaves. Heat gently but thoroughly.
• Just before serving, stir in the basil leaves.
• Serve with rice.

GRILLED THAI CURRY BEEF ROLL

Steps:

• For the rice noodles: In a large bowl, combine the rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and Fresno and serrano chiles and stir together. Toss in the carrots and cucumbers and let stand for 15 minutes for the flavors to meld.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Prepare the noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse the noodles with cold running water. Toss the noodles with the vegetables and dressing and refrigerate until serving.
• For the flank steak: Prepare a grill for direct and indirect heat: For gas grills (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes, turn off one of the side burners and turn the remaining burners down to medium. For charcoal grills, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Set up a drip pan on the other side to avoid flare-ups. (Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for best results.) If your grill has a thermometer, aim to keep the temperature at about 350 degrees F throughout grilling.
• Set the flank steak on a cutting board. Starting at the thin, narrow end of the steak, slice it in half horizontally to within 2 inches of the opposite wide end. Open it up like a book so you have 1 long piece. Pound the steak with a mallet to an even thickness of about 1/2 inch. Cover the steak with the curry paste and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle with the peanuts, leaving a 1-inch border along the edges. Arrange half of the cilantro and scallion greens in a line, followed by half of the tomatoes and then half of the scallion whites. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Roll up the steak like a jelly roll, starting at the short end. Tie the roll closed around the circumference with butcher's twine at 2-inch intervals. Tie one more piece of twine lengthwise around the meat. Sprinkle the outside of the meat with salt and pepper.
• Put the steak on direct heat and cook, turning, to brown all 4 sides, about 2 minutes per side. Move the steak to indirect heat, cover and cook, turning occasionally, until the very center reads 115 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer for a steak that is well done on the outside and medium rare in the center, 25 to 30 minutes more. (Test frequently; the time will vary based on the temperature of your grill.) Let the steak rest 5 to 6 minutes.
• Untie the steak and cut it into thin slices. Garnish the noodles with chopped nuts and cilantro leaves. Serve with the lettuce leaves on the side.

COCONUT MANGO THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat peanut oil over low heat. Add curry paste; cook and stir 3-5 minutes. Add coconut milk; cook and stir 3-5 minutes longer. , Stir in beef, mango, salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, about 2 hours. If desired, serve with rice, onions, cilantro and lime wedges.

THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat a little of the oil in a large pan and brown the beef in batches, removing to a plate after, reserving any juices. If your slow cooker has a browning function, use this instead. Meanwhile, in a mini chopper or food processor, whizz half the coriander, the chopped lemongrass, garlic, chillies and galangal with the rest of the oil until you have a rough paste.
• Turn the slow cooker to High. Heat the paste for a few mins, then add the beef and all the remaining ingredients, apart from the remaining coriander and lime juice. Turn slow cooker to Low and cook for 8 hrs, or until the meat is falling off the bone.
• If using beef ribs, remove bones from the beef, then shred the meat with 2 forks. If the sauce is too thin, strain it off and boil it to reduce. Stir in the remaining coriander and lime juice, then season with more fish sauce or sugar.

THAI RED CURRY BEEF WITH RICE

Steps:

• Whisk coconut milk and red curry paste together in a saucepan over medium heat until hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Warm the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add eggplant to the hot pan and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the pan with the curry sauce.
• Add steak and cook, stirring occasionally until meat is cooked through and eggplant is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer contents to a large stock pot.
• Add frozen peas and carrots, cherry tomatoes, basil, chile peppers, lime juice, and lemon grass; bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally until hot and bubbling, about 8 minutes.
• Serve immediately over hot rice.

SLOW COOKER THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pour oil carefully into the hot skillet. Add beef in 2 batches and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Place browned beef into the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Pour beef broth into the skillet, scraping up browned bits. Transfer broth mixture to the slow cooker and add curry paste, onion, brown sugar, and fish sauce. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
• Add green beans and coconut milk to the slow cooker. Increase temperature to High and cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in spinach, cilantro, and lime juice.

THAI COUNTRY-STYLE CURRY WITH GROUND BEEF AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat, add garlic, toss well. Add curry paste and cook, mashing and stirring to dissolve it, until fragrant and softened, about 2-3 minutes.
• Crumble in ground beef and then add mushrooms. Cook, tossing often, until meat and mushrooms are browned and seasoned with curry paste, 2-3 minute.
• Add chicken broth, green beans, zucchini, lime leaves (if using), fish sauce, sugar, and salt and bring to gentle boil. Cook 3-5 minutes, until veggies are tender and meat is cooked through. Stir in basil leaves and remove from heat. Transfer to serving dish & serve hot or warm.

BEEF THAI RED CURRY FUSION RECIPE - 8-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Prep the meat and veggies.
• Cut the meat into uniform 1-2-inch sections, trimming off any excess fat. (Bonus points for removing tendons and silver skin!). Reserve until Step 9.
• Roughly cut the bell pepper. Quarter the onions.
• In pressure cooker pan, heat olive oil on medium-high heat until shimmering. Brown the onions and peppers, until one side is slightly charred.
• Remove the vegetables and reserve until Step 13.
• Make the curry sauce: Add the cream from the top of the coconut milk, and deglaze the pan. Add the 4 oz. of Thai curry paste and mix well.
• Cook 4-6 minutes until bubbling and frying, stirring often.
• Add the rest of the coconut milk, the water, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, and basil. Mix well.
• Add the beef, and top with whole red potatoes.
• Optional: Place rice with 2 cups water in a metal bowl. Cover with a lid or tinfoil, and carefully place on top of the curry. (Make some handles by cutting aluminum foil in long strips and at least triple-layering it. Then you will be able to remove the hot bowl easily once cooking has completed.).
• Bring to pressure on high heat, then immediately reduce the heat to the lowest setting that maintains pressure and cook for 12 minutes (begin timing once pressure is reached).
• Remove from heat. Do a quick pressure release per your pressure cooker manual's recommendation.
• Remove lid and add back the bell pepper and onions. Recover and bring pressure back up for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat. Allow cooker to depressurize naturally.
• Remove the lid, directing steam away from you. Carefully remove the rice bowl.
• With all the sauce, you'll want to serve in a soup bowl. Scoop some rice into the bowl, then top with curry, meat, and veggies.

THAI RED CURRY BEEF

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain. Place beef in a 4-quart electric slow cooker; sprinkle with salt. 2. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Spoon onion mixture over beef. Combine beef broth and next 6 ingredients (through jalapeño); pour over beef. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours. 3. Stir in spinach. Cover and cook on LOW for 15 minutes or just until spinach wilts. Serve beef mixture over rice; sprinkle with basil leaves.

THAI STIR-FRY BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet and add the oil and curry paste. Cook for 1 minute on low heat.
• Return the temperature to high and saute the beef, then add the sauce. Cook until the sauce is thick, about 5 minutes.
• Add the sliced peppers , onions and ground peanuts. Cook for 2 minutes more.
• Serve over Jasmine rice. (P.S. Don't eat the lime leaves).

SPICY THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan over medium-high heat. Season the sirloin tips with salt and pepper and sear the meat in batches until nicely browned on two sides, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the shallots to the pan and cook until just tender and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minute Add the ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds. Stir in 1/4 cup of the broth, scraping up any bits that are stuck to the pan. Add 1/3 cup of the coconut milk, stirring until the curry paste has blended in completely. Stir in the remaining coconut milk and broth. Add the fish sauce.
• Increase the heat to medium high. Return the beef to the pan (along with any juices), stir, and simmer until the meat is just cooked through, 8 to 12 minute.
• Take the pan off the heat. Remove the meat and transfer to a cutting board. Stir the sugar snap peas into the sauce and cover the pan. Add the lime zest. If necessary, return the pan to medium heat until the peas are thawed and heated through.
• Portion the curry into four warm bowls, sprinkle with the cilantro, and serve with the lime wedges.
• serving suggestions:.
• Serve over jasmine rice.

THAI STYLE RED CURRY BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Soak dried chillies and galangal in warm salted water for 15 minutes. Allow to drain.
• Seed the chilli if desired (I left seeds in place) and then chop along with galangal.
• Place all ingredients except beef in a food processor and process until a rough paste.
• Cut meat into thin slices cutting with the grain running length-wise. It's easier to cut if partially frozen, and easier to hang on the rack as below if you leave the beef in relatively long strips (say 15cm / 6").
• Rub curry paste into beef, it is thick so do this by hand. Also flatten the meat with your hands at the same time.
• Put on a plate or shallow dish, cover with plastic wrap and leave overnight.
• Place foil on a lower rack in the oven to catch fat / marinade.
• Put a toothpick through each end on the beef and use it to hang the meat from the top rack without the meat touching the rack.
• Cook for 6-8 hours at 70°C (160°F) with the oven door ajar until dried to desired taste.
• The door only has to been open a little to let out steam so just pry open a little with a fork or similar.

THAI BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY

Steps:

• Trim meat of excess fat and sinew and cut into 2-3cm cubes.
• Heat the oil in a heavy-based pot and fry the onion until brown.
• Add the meat, season and continue to brown all over.
• From top of the coconut milk tin, scoop out the thick cream and add to the pot.
• Add curry paste, lower the heat and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
• Add the water, remaining coconut milk, cinnamon and bay leaves and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• Add the potatoes and cook for another 30 min or until the meat and potatoes are tender. You may need to add a little water as the curry is cooking.
• Season to taste with fish sauce, palm sugar (see TIP) and tamarind paste.
• Garnish with peanuts and coriander and serve with steamed basmati or jasmine rice.
• ---TIP---.
• Shaving palm sugar can be a pain, especially when the sugar is a little dried out. I buy it in discs, so now I just pop a disc in a cup with a little water (about 1 T) and microwave it on high for 30 seconds. Stir, and you will find it dissolves. You can then add this liquid to your curry to taste.

THAI RED CURRY BEEF AND EGGPLANT

Steps:

• In a clay pot or saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the red curry base and coconut milk and heat until hot. In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the pan with the curry sauce and add the beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cooked through and the eggplant is tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the peas, cherry tomatoes, basil, Kaffir lime leaves and chilies and stir until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately with steamed rice. Serves 8.

MEILING'S YUMMY THAI RED CURRY WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan on medium heat and add curry paste. Stir fry until fragrant.
• Add beef and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar, paprika, and lime zest or kaffir leaves.
• Continue to simmer beef for about 10 minutes, then add potatoes.
• Add other veggies about 5 minutes after potatoes.
• Total cooking time after adding chicken to pan is ~30 minutes.
• Serve with rice. I like to use brown rice because it is healthy. I cook the brown rice for about 20 minutes before adding white rice (I use calrose) -- it makes a great mixture that is much healthier than plain white rice.
• Notes on ingredients --
• Curry: I have found the brand Mae Ploy is sold in generous sizes and is very reasonably price (it comes in a 14 oz round cardboard carton which is refrigerated after opening and lasts a LONG time, and I paid about $2.50 in an asian market).
• Fish Sauce: I have been very happy with the asian market brand Viet Huong Three Crabs Brand (there's a white square with 3 green crabs on the center of the label).