Exquisite Massaman Beef Curry

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 85 g peanuts
• 400ml can of coconut cream
• 60 ml Massaman curry paste
• 600g stewed beef cut into strips
• 450 g waxy potatoes
• 1 onion cut into thin wedges
• 4 lime leaves
• 1 bunch of cinnamon
• 15 ml tamarind paste
• 15 ml palm or light, soft jaggery
• 15 ml fish sauce
• 1 red chili, seeded and finely chopped, to serve
• jasmine rice to serve

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and toast the peanuts on a baking tray for 5 minutes until golden and fragrant.
2. Once cool, coarsely chop the peanuts. Reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut cream in a large saucepan with a lid until it begins to bubble gently.
4. Add the curry paste and fry for 1 minute, until the spicy aroma intensifies.
5. Add the meat and fry until well covered and sealed, looking for a golden color.
6. Add the rest of the coconut with half a can of water, the potatoes, onion, lime leaves, cinnamon, tamarind, sugar, fish sauce and most of the peanuts.
7. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 2 hours in the oven until the meat is tender and the potatoes are cooked.
8. Sprinkle with sliced ​​chili and the remaining peanuts, then serve straight from the plate with jasmine rice.