Homemade Thai Beef Curry
Serves 4
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients
200g beef brisket, sinew removed
400ml coconut milk
400ml coconut cream
100ml stock
1½ tbsp palm sugar
2 tsp fish sauce
Handful of coriander, finely chopped
Handful of Thai basil leaves, finely chopped
Paste
4 tbsp peanuts, soaked in hot water for 1 hour, drained
3 fresh long red chilli, chopped
7 dried long red chillies, deseeded, soaked and drained
3 red shallots, chopped
1½ tbsp galangal, chopped
1 knob of ginger
3 lime leaves, finely sliced
1 tbsp lemongrass, chopped
14 garlic cloves
A handful of coriander roots, scraped and chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Method
To bring the paste together, place all paste ingredients in the Magimix bowl.
Select EXPERT mode, set the speed at level 18 and the time will set for 3 minutes.
Once it turns into a purée, cook the paste.
In the same EXPERT mode, set for 5 minutes, stir on level 3 and cook at 120°C. Add the fish sauce, coconut milk, coconut cream, sugar, stock and beef.
Set the stir speed at 1A and cook at 110°C for 1 hour 20 minutes.
Stir in the fresh herbs and serve.