Massaman Beef Curry

Ingredients

• 800 g beef chuck, cut into 4 cm pieces
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 200 ml coconut cream
• 3 tbsp Massaman curry paste
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 300 g waxy potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 yellow onion, cut into wedges
• 50 g roasted peanuts
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil

Method

1. 1Heat the oil in a heavy pot. Fry the curry paste for 2 minutes. Add the coconut cream and stir until the oil separates.
2. 2Brown the beef in the paste for 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk. Add cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, fish sauce, sugar and tamarind.
3. 3Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer covered for 1.5 hours.
4. 4Add potatoes and onion. Simmer for a further 30 minutes until everything is tender.
5. 5Scatter with roasted peanuts. Serve with jasmine rice.