Mild Beef Curry – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

1 kg beef chuck steak

1 tbsp finely chopped fresh lemon grass

1 small fresh red chilli, finely chopped

1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger

2 tsp mild curry powder

1 tsp cracked black pepper

1 tsp brown sugar

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup (60 ml) fish sauce

1/3 cup (80 ml) peanut oil

2 medium (300g) onions, sliced

1 litre water

1/4 cup (60 ml) tomato paste (thick concentrate)

1 star anise

1/2 small (200g) daikon

2 small (140g) carrots, sliced

Cut beef into 3 cm pieces, combine in bowl with lemon grass, chilli,

ginger, curry powder, pepper, sugar, garlic and fish sauce; mix

well. Cover, refrigerate several hours or overnight. Heat half

the oil in pan, add beef mixture in batches, cook until browned

all over; remove from pan. Heat remaining oil in pan, add onions,

cook, stirring, until onions are soft. Add water, paste, anise

and beef mixture to pan, simmer, covered, 30 min. Remove cover,

simmer further 30 min. Cut daikon into 5 cm strips. Add carrots

and daikon to pan, simmer, uncovered, 15 min or until beef and

vegetables are tender. Serve with rice.

serves 4 to 6

Category: Asian Recipes