Thai · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Massaman Curry with Beef
90 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A well-known Thai curry with a warm, mellow flavor profile and tender braised beef.
Ingredients
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- 700 g beef chuck, cubed
- 4 tbsp massaman curry paste
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 cups jasmine rice, cooked
Let’s make it
- Brown the beef in a pot for 3-4 minutes, then stir in the curry paste for 1 minute.
- Add coconut milk, water, bay leaf, and cinnamon; simmer gently for 50-60 minutes until the beef is tender.
- Add potatoes, onion, peanuts, fish sauce, and sugar; simmer 15-20 minutes more until the potatoes are soft and the sauce is rich.
- Serve with rice.
Keep a few peanuts aside for adults and leave them out if serving younger children.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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