Massaman Beef Curry

A rich, peanutty Thai curry with fall-apart beef and potatoes. Sweet, sour, salty, and utterly gorgeous.

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time8h 0m
Serves4
Setting8+ Hours
Curry Gluten-Free Dairy-Free AutumnWinterBatch Cook

Ingredients

  • 600g stewing beef, cubed
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp massaman curry paste
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Roasted peanuts, to garnish
  • Rice, to serve

Method

  1. Brown the beef in a hot pan. Place in the slow cooker.
  2. Add the potatoes and onion.
  3. Mix the coconut milk, curry paste, peanut butter, fish sauce, and sugar. Pour over.
  4. Add bay leaves.
  5. Cook on LOW for 8 hours until the beef is meltingly tender.
  6. Remove bay leaves. Squeeze in lime juice.
  7. Serve over rice with roasted peanuts scattered on top.

Tips

Most supermarkets sell massaman paste — look in the world food aisle.

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