Delicious beef massaman curry

I live Thai food — but hold the coriander, please — and one of my favourite dishes is massaman curry (with absolutely any protein product, as long as there’s plenty of that yummy sauce).

What with it being winter and all, I was in dire need of some comfort food, so I decided to have a go at making a massaman curry myself for dinner on the weekend. I’m so good to me!

Anyway, now I’m going to be good to you, because it was delicious and here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 600g diced beef chuck steak
• 440ml can coconut cream
• 440ml can coconut milk
• 1/4 cup massaman curry paste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced into reasonably thin strips
• 300g sebago potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes
• 1/4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• Steamed rice to serve (see my foolproof microwave rice recipe here)
• And you can add some coriander now as garnish if you absolutely must!

Method:

1. Heat oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook beef, stirring, for 4 or 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate.
2. Reduce heat to medium. Spoon the thick top layer from coconut cream and coconut milk into pan. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes or until oil separates and floats to the top.
3. Reduce the heat to medium and add the curry paste and half of the coconut milk and cream to  to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Return the beef to the pan. Add the cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, water and remaining coconut cream and coconut milk. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for one hour or until the meat is tender.
5. Add the potato, onions and peanuts. Cook for 35 to 40 minutes or until the onion is soft and the potato tender.
6. Remove the bay leaf. Stir in thet fish sauce and sugar.
7. Serve in a bowl over steamed rice.

The original recipe is from the Taste site, but I made quite a few changes to suit my own tastes.

This dish was so yummy that I got tucked into it before I took a photo of it, so next time it’s on the menu, I’ll post one for you.

Tags: beef, curry, massaman

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