Beef Curry
A warming beef curry recipe that uses whole spices to create an aromatic curry sauce.
Beef Curry A warming beef curry recipe that uses whole spices to create an aromatic curry sauce. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 15min |
| Cook Time |
| 2hours |
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Ingredients
- 15ml olive oil
- 2cloves garlicchopped fine
- 2 bird eye chilichopped fine
- 4teaspoons curry spicesground in a pestle and mortar
- 2teaspoons garam masala
- 1teaspoon cinnamonground
- salt and black pepperto season
- 2 onionspeeled and chopped fine
- 15ml olive oil
- 1kg beef stewing meat
- 500ml beef stock
- 3 bay leaves
- 2whole star aniseoptional
- 4large potatoespeeled and chopped
- 2 carrotspeeled and chopped
- 3tablespoons brown onion instant soup
- 3cups cooked basmati riceto serve
Instructions
- Heat a saucepan and dry roast all the spices to release their wonderful aroma.
- Add the olive oil and mix spices to paste.
- Add the onions and saute for a few minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and chili – and more oil to saute if you need.
- Remove the curry and onion paste from pot and heat the next bit of oil to brown the meat. Remove the meat from the pot.
- Return the onion and curry paste to the pot and add the stock. Add the bay leaves and whole star anise (optional).
- Replace the meat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, covered.
- Add the potatoes and carrots. Cover and cook for another 30 minutes until veggies are soft.
- If your curry sauce is still very watery, you can add the brown onion instant soup to thicken it up.
- Serve with basmati rice.