Thai beef curry
By Claire
About This Recipe
Using authentic ingredients, this Thai beef curry is a deliciously easy way to use them.
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Instructions
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp galangal, peeled and crushed
- 2 red chillies, finely chopped
- 2-3 tsp chilli powder
- 4 baby sweetcorn, halved lengthways
- 3 small Thai aubergines or 1 small aubergine, chopped
- 2 fresh green peppercorns, crushed
- 125g/4½oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red pepper, seeds removed and roughly chopped
- 1 tsp shrimp paste
- 6 lime leaves, shredded
- 2 lemongrass stalks, outer leaves removed, inner core finely chopped
- 400ml tin of coconut milk
- 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 500g/1lb 2oz fillet of beef
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh basil
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
- 300g/10½oz basmati rice, to serve
Method
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large saucepan or casserole. Add the onion, garlic, galangal, chillies and chilli powder and gently fry for 5–8 minutes, or until the onion has softened. Add the baby sweetcorn, aubergines, peppercorns, cherry tomatoes and red pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp paste, lime leaves, lemongrass, coconut milk, fish sauce and palm sugar. Simmer for 15–20 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.
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Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and sear the beef fillet for 3–5 minutes on all sides, or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the pan, cover with kitchen foil and leave to rest. Cut the beef into thin slices.
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Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and cook the rice according to the packet instructions.
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Stir the beef, basil and coriander into the curry sauce. Serve the curry with the rice in warmed bowls.
Nutritional Information
olive oil
onion
garlic
galangal
chillies
chilli powder
sweetcorn
aubergines
aubergine
cherry tomatoes
pepper
lime leaves
lemongrass
coconut milk
fish sauce
palm sugar
fillet of beef
basil
fresh coriander
basmati rice
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Thai beef curry