Name: Slow-cooker massaman beef curry
Cook time: 525 min
Total time: 525 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon peanut oil; 2 brown onions (400g), cut into thin wedges; 1 kilogram gravy beef, chopped coarsely; 2/3 cup (200g) massaman curry paste; 1 cup (250ml) coconut milk; 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 dried bay leaves; 3 potatoes (600g), chopped coarsely; 1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1/3 cup lightly packed fresh coriander leaves; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Slow-cooker massaman beef curry

Fragrant and delicious slow-cooked massaman beef curry from Australian Women's Weekly.

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Serves 6

Cook

8H 45M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon peanut oil

2 brown onions (400g), cut into thin wedges

1 kilogram gravy beef, chopped coarsely

2/3 cup (200g) massaman curry paste

1 cup (250ml) coconut milk

1 cup (250ml) chicken stock

2 cinnamon sticks

2 dried bay leaves

3 potatoes (600g), chopped coarsely

1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted peanuts

2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1/3 cup lightly packed fresh coriander leaves

1 lime, cut into wedges

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook onion, stirring, for 10 minutes or until browned lightly. Transfer mixture to a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker.

2.Heat remaining oil in same pan over high heat; cook beef, in batches, until browned. Add paste; cook, stirring, 1 minute or until fragrant. Transfer mixture to cooker.

3.Add coconut milk, stock, cinnamon, bay leaves, potato and nuts to cooker. Cook, covered, on low, 8 hours.

4.Stir in sugar and sauce. Serve curry topped with coriander; accompany with lime wedges.

Chuck steak is also suitable for this recipe.
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