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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

  1. Brown the beef in a pot for 3-4 minutes, then stir in the curry paste for 1 minute.
  2. Add coconut milk, water, bay leaf, and cinnamon; simmer gently for 50-60 minutes until the beef is tender.
  3. Add potatoes, onion, peanuts, fish sauce, and sugar; simmer 15-20 minutes more until the potatoes are soft and the sauce is rich.
  4. 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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