Malaysian Beef Curry

Name: Malaysian Beef Curry
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 515 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian & Singaporean Malay
Ingredients: 1 tbsp coriander; 0.5 tbsp cumin; 3 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 cardamom pod; 2 black peppercorns; 1 tbsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 star anise; 1.5 tbsp oil; 4 red chili peppers; 2 garlic cloves; 0.5 inch fresh galangal root; 0.5 inch fresh ginger; 2 tsp fresh lemongrass; 3 shallots; 1 lb stewing beef; 1 cup coconut milk; 3 small potatoes; 1 tbsp halal-certified soy sauce; 1 kaffir lime leaf; 1 tbsp brown sugar

Beef, coriander and coconut milk come together in this curry, fragrant with cumin and cinnamon and slow-cooked.

8 hr 35 min · Serves 2 · Medium

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Time: Prep 35 min · Cook 480 min · 515 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Toast the whole, dry spices in a frying pan on the stove. Then grind together with a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder.
2
Grind together wet spices into a paste with 1/2 of the oil. Add dry spices. Sweat shallots in frying pan, with the other 1/2 of the oil for 20 minutes on a LOW heat. Do not allow them to brown. Add to the spice paste.
20 min
3
Lightly brown stew meat in frying pan, then mix with the spice paste. Place beef mixture, coconut milk, potato, soy sauce, and lime leaf in crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
600 min

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