Thailand - Masaman Curry with Beef (Gaeng Masaman Nua)

Masaman Curry with Beef 

(Gaeng Masaman Nua)

Ingredients

-       Peanut oil

-       1 tbsp Garlic chopped fine

-       1 tbsp Galangal chopped fine

-       1 tbsp Lemon grass chopped fine

-       1 tbsp Thai basil chopped

-       1-1/2 lb Stewing beef 1" cubes

-       1-1/2 cup Coconut milk

-       2 tbsp Curry paste (Thai Musaman)

-       1 tbsp Lime zest shredded

-       1 tbsp Lime leaves shredded

-       Fish sauce to taste

-       1-4 tsp Chili paste

-       2 cups Potatoes cut into 1" cubes

-       1 cup Pearl onions

-       a few peanuts tossed in at the end

Directions

-       First, prepare the curry paste and coconut milk seperately.

-       Add the paste with some of the 'cream' from the coconut milk and heat until the oil starts to separate.

-       Then, in a separate pan, heat peanut oil, garlic, galangal and lemon grass.

-       Stir fry 1 minute until oil is aromatic.

-       Add beef and stir fry 3 minutes until lightly browned and add the curry paste/coconut cream mixture

-       Add the rest of the coconut milk, lime zest, lime leaves, basil, fish sauce and chili paste, bring to a boil, and reduce heat.

-       Simmer 45 minutes, until beef is tender.

-       When beef is just tender, add potatoes and onions to curry and simmer 30 minutes, until potatoes are cooked.

Yield - 6 cups