Thai Red Beef Curry
Recipe for beef in red curry, - a Thai-inspired red curry with lean beef.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 600 g lean beef, cut into slices or strips
- 2 peppers, one red and one green, diced
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, sliced (save the green tops for garnish)
- 4 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 4 cm fresh ginger, finely grated – approx. 2 tbsp
- 1 fresh chilli, chopped - adjust to taste
- 2 tins coconut milk (full-fat, not light)
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- 2-3 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 1/2-2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 lime, juice only
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
- Peanuts and spring onion tops, to garnish
- Rice or noodles
- Fresh chilli, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and brown the beef well, - season with salt and pepper.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli, and fry for a couple of minutes or until the onion is translucent.You may want to start with just 1/2 a chilli, - with or without the seeds.
- Add the tomato purée and red curry paste and fry for about a minute.I usually use 2 1/2 tablespoons, - which makes it pleasantly spicy together with 1/2 a fresh chilli.
- Add the peppers and spring onions, heat through for a couple of minutes and pour over the coconut milk. Let the curry simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Season to taste with fish sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper, - and add more chilli if you would like it spicier.Top with chopped peanuts, spring onion tops and chilli if you like, - and serve with rice or noodles.