Red Beef Curry Recipe
Thailand Recipes

Ingredients:

6 - 10
3
1 tbsp
1/2 tsp
1 tsp
1
1
4 cloves
1 x 2 cm piece
2 tbsp
800 ml
1 kg
1
200 g
2 tbsp

dried red chilies, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
dried kaffir lime leaves, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
coriander
caraway seeds
shrimp paste
lemon grass root, chopped
medium onion, finely chopped
garlic
Thai ginger or 1 tbsp laos powder
vegetables oil
coconut milk
braising beef such as round or topside
fresh red chili, seeded and sliced
green beans, sliced
fish sauce

Method:

1. Drain the chilies, split open and scrape out the seeds. Drain lime leaves.

2. Toast the coriander seeds, caraway seeds and shrimp paste in a dry wok or non-stick pan until they are very aromatic. Grind in a food processor, spice grinder or mortar with the lemon grass, onion, garlic and ginger. Add the soaked chilies and lime leaves and process until it is a reasonably smooth paste.

3. Fry these spice mixture in the oil for 3-4 minutes, then add the coconut milk and cook gently for about 25 minutes, until the oil separates and floats to the surface.

4. In the meantime, thinly slice the meat and cut into short strips no more than 2 cm wide. Put them in the sauce with the fresh chili and beans and simmer until the beef and beans are tender. Add fish sauce to taste.

5. Serve Red Beef Curry with rice and garnish with coriander sprigs or thinly sliced cucumber.

Serves 6