I love curry. I don’t think I’ve ever had one that I didn’t like. Unlike all my other recipes, a couple ingredients can only be found at the Asian market or on Amazon. However, they are not terribly expensive. It’s worth the trip, trust me. Though you can use any meat for Thai red curry, I think beef tastes the best with the strong, spicy flavor of the curry paste.
(This recipe is another great one from Tanisha that I have adapted a little bit.)
You will need rice to serve with this recipe. I make mine in the Instant Pot: 3 c. rice, 4 1/2 c. water, high pressure for 5 minutes, and quick release.
Stir together in a hot pan:
2 T. red curry paste (I recommend the Mae Ploy brand.)
a few T. of coconut milk
1 bell pepper, sliced
Once the curry paste is well dissolved, add the following:
2 cans of coconut milk
3 T. fish sauce
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. ground lemongrass or 2 stalks fresh*
juice from 1 lime or about 1 T. lime juice
1 lb. beef steak or roast, cut into 1-inch strips (Sirloin works well.)
When the beef is almost cooked through, add and stir occasionally until tender:
1 can bamboo shoots, drained
Serve Thai red curry over regular or jasmine rice.
*To prepare fresh lemongrass, pound it with the flat side of a knife until it smells fragrant. Cut the lemongrass into several pieces (2 inches long). Remove the lemongrass after cooking the curry.
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Thai Red Curry With Beef
Equipment
- pressure cooker
Ingredients
The Red Curry
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste Mae Ploy
- 1 bell pepper sliced
- 2 cans coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass ground, or 2 stalks fresh
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 pound beef sirloin cut into strips
- 1 can bamboo shoots drained
The Rice
- 3 cups rice
- 4 1/2 cups water
Instructions
The Red Curry
- In a large skillet or wok, stir fry the curry paste and 2 tablespoons of the coconut milk together until the paste dissolves. Add the bell pepper and stir for a minute.2 tablespoons red curry paste, 1 bell pepper
- Add the curry ingredients and cook until the beef is 3/4 of the way done.2 cans coconut milk, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemongrass, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 pound beef sirloin
- Add the bamboo shoots and stir occasionally until they are tender and the beef is done.1 can bamboo shoots
The Rice
- Cook the rice in the pressure cooker for 5 minutes at high pressure with a quick release. Serve the curry over the rice.3 cups rice, 4 1/2 cups water