Massaman Beef Curry

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Beef cooked until tender using Thai ingredients. This dish relies on a balance of layered flavours – spicy, sour and sweet.

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 2 hours 30 mins

Serves 4

Excellent source of iron

Low Sodium

Ingredients

Beef

750 Quality Mark chuck steak, cut into 5cm pieces
2 tablespoons Massaman curry paste
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 bay leaf
Splash fish sauce
300g waxy potatoes, cut into large chunks

To serve

2 tablespoons unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley
Jasmine rice

Method

Beef

Preheat the oven to 170°C.
Toss the beef in the Massaman curry paste. Place a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a dash of oil. Place in the onion and cook until soft but not coloured. Transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish.

Add another dash of oil to the frying pan and place in the beef, in batches, and brown on both sides. Transfer to the casserole dish as you go. Pour the coconut milk and water into the frying pan and allow to bubble up. Add the lime juice, sugar, bay leaf and fish sauce. Stir to combine, then pour over the beef.

Place on the lid and place in the oven to cook for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, taste for seasoning and add the potatoes. Cook for a further 1 1/2 hours until the beef is almost falling apart.

To serve

Serve Massaman beef curry topped with the peanuts and parsley. Add a bowl of cooked rice.

Suggested Cuts
Nutrition
Tips & Tricks

CHUCK STEAK

CROSS-CUT BLADE

SHIN OF BEEF
(GRAVY BEEF)

Nutrition Information Per Serving

Serving size: 590g

Energy kJ (kcal)	2877 (687)
Protein (g)	47.1
Fat (g)	27.4
Saturated (g)	14.8
Carbohydrate (g)	60.8
Sugars (g)	11.5
Sodium (mg)	538
Iron (mg)	6.1
Zinc (mg)	11.5
Vitamin B12 (ug)	4.3
Vitamin D (ug)	N/A
Selenium (ug)	6.3

Chuck steak is the perfect cut for beef curry.
Beef curry is delicious the next day after the flavours have developed further.
Place baking paper, cut to fit, on top of the liquid to protect the meat and reduce evaporation if the lid on your ovenproof casserole dish is not tight fitting.
Serve with roughly chopped coriander, if available