Thai Red Curry With Beef 🌶

This is a flexible dish you can make as mild or as spicy as you fancy.  My recipe uses beef, but I have had equal success using chicken and even prawns. Or you can omit the protein altogether for a tasty vegetarian option.

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Thai Red Curry With Beef

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Asian, Beef, Thai

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Passive Time

30 minutes marinade

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 200g lean beef cut into thin strips ( I use scotch or eye fillet)
• 1 tbs pennysmenu red or mild curry paste or commercial Thai red curry paste
• 1 tbs fish sauce
• 300 ml coconut milk (approximately) I use lite coconut milk
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• 1 garlic clove finely diced
• 1 red capsicum cut into bite size pieces
• 1 zucchini cut on an angle approximately 5mm thick
• 1 handful button mushroom sliced thickly
• 80 g spinach leaves
• 1 small bunch fresh basil leaves torn or left whole if the leaves are small
• 3 tbs oil for stir frying

Course Main Dish Cuisine Asian, Beef, Thai Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 5 minutes Passive Time 30 minutes marinade Servings people Ingredients 200g lean beef cut into thin strips ( I use scotch or eye fillet) 1 tbs pennysmenu red or mild curry paste or commercial Thai red curry paste 1 tbs fish sauce 300 ml coconut milk (approximately) I use lite coconut milk 1 tbs brown sugar 1 garlic clove finely diced 1 red capsicum cut into bite size pieces 1 zucchini cut on an angle approximately 5mm thick 1 handful button mushroom sliced thickly 80 g spinach leaves 1 small bunch fresh basil leaves torn or left whole if the leaves are small 3 tbs oil for stir frying

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Instructions

1. Mix the beef strips with the diced garlic and 2 tsp of oil. Marinade in the fridge for at least half an hour (a couple of hours is fine).
2. Heat 2tbs of oil in a wok on medium and add the capsicum. Stir fry for a couple of minutes then add the zucchini and finally the mushrooms. Continue to fry until cooked but slightly crunchy (a sprinkling of cold water while frying will help to cook the vegetables evenly). Remove the vegetables from the wok (set aside in a large bowl) and wipe the wok clean if necessary.
3. Reheat the wok on high and add 1tbs of oil. When hot quickly stir fry beef strips for about two minutes but no longer. Remove from the wok and add to the bowl of cooked vegetables.
4. Place the wok back onto a medium heat  then add the curry paste, fish sauce and sugar. Stir the curry mixture quickly to combine then return the meat and the vegetables to the wok. Toss for 1 minute only  to reheat ( try not to over cook the beef strips as they will become tough).  Add enough coconut milk to just cover the stir fry.  

   
5. When the milk comes to the boil, turn off the heat immediately. Add the basil and spinach leaves and stir until the leaves wilt.
6. Serve with jasmine rice and a wedge of lime

   

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