Name: Massaman curry with coconut sambal
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil; 800 gram beef chuck steak, cut into 4cm pieces; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup massaman-style curry paste; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 large beef stock cube; 400 gram kumara, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces; 150 gram green beans, halved diagonally; 50 gram sachet coconut milk powder; 2 roma tomatoes, finely chopped; 1/4 cup shredded coconut, toasted; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; cooked jasmine rice, to serve; 1/3 cup crushed peanuts

Massaman curry with coconut sambal

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Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

1H 40M

Total

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil

800 gram beef chuck steak, cut into 4cm pieces

1 brown onion, finely chopped

1/4 cup massaman-style curry paste

2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 cinnamon sticks

1 large beef stock cube

400 gram kumara, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces

150 gram green beans, halved diagonally

50 gram sachet coconut milk powder

2 roma tomatoes, finely chopped

1/4 cup shredded coconut, toasted

1/2 cup coriander leaves

cooked jasmine rice, to serve

1/3 cup crushed peanuts

Method

1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over moderately high heat. Cook beef, in batches, for 3 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

2.Add onion to pan; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until soft. Add paste; cook and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add sugar, fish sauce, cinnamon, crumbled stock cube and 2 1/2 cups water. Return beef to pan. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, for 1 1/4 hours.

3.Add kumara to pan; simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add beans; cook and stir for 5 minutes more or until beef and vegetables are tender. Stir in coconut milk powder.

4.Combine tomato, coconut and coriander in a bowl. Divide rice among serving bowls. Top with curry and coconut mixture. Serve curry sprinkled with nuts.

Use potatoes instead of kumara You can use regular tomatoes instead of roma. Kumara is orange sweet potato.
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