Beef Curry

One of the most delicious curries is beef curry. Using beef brisket will be ideal due to its fat content. Other beef cuts will require a longer cooking time to ensure a tender beef result. Adding potatoes and coconut milk will give it an aromatic and flavoursome curry.

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INGREDIENTS

600 gm beef - preferably brisket (cut into slightly larger than bite size, as it will shrink slightly with cooking)
3 ginger slices
1 tbsp black pepper seeds
1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp oil
1 potato (cubed)
1 red pepper (cubed)
1/2 onion (cubed)
2 stalks lemongrass (finely chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 shallot (sliced) or fried onion
3 tbsp curry powder
2 small pieces of rock sugar (helps to tenderise the beef)
200 ml coconut milk
Salt to taste

METHOD

1. Blanch the beef brisket:

• Fill a pot with water (half). Add ginger and black pepper. Bring to the boil.

• Add beef brisket and boil for 5 mins. Remove and wash the scum off the beef brisket. Cut beef into cubes.

• Add 1 tsp of dark soy sauce. Mix well and set aside.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil. Add potato & red pepper. Fry for a couple of minutes and remove. Set aside.

3. Add onion, garlic, shallot and fry till fragrant.

4. Add lemongrass, curry powder and fry till oil separates out.

5. Add beef brisket and fry to combine. Add enough water to just cover beef.

6. Add bay rock sugar and bring to the boil and simmer for an hour. Check for tenderness. Simmer longer if necessary.

7. Add fried onion, potato and red pepper and simmer for another 15 mins

8. Add coconut milk and simmer for another 2 mins.

9. Add salt (to taste).