Easy Mild Thai Beef Curry Recipes

BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat one tbsp of the oil in a casserole pot over a medium-high heat. Season the beef and fry in the pot for 5-8 mins, turning with a pair of tongs half way until evenly browned. Set aside on a plate.
• Heat the remaining oil and butter in the pan and add the onions. Fry gently for 15 mins or until golden brown and caramelised. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, turmeric, ground coriander and cardamom and fry for two mins. Tip in the tomatoes, stock and sugar and bring to the simmer.
• Add the beef, put a lid on top of the curry and cook over a low heat for 1 ½ - 2 hrs or until the meat is tender and falling apart. Remove the lid for the last 20 minutes of cooking.
• Stir through the garam masala and cream (if using) and season to taste. Scatter over the coriander and serve with naan breads or rice.

THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Dry the beef with paper towels then season it with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown the beef on all sides. Remove the beef from the pot.
• Add the onion, ginger, and garlic and cook until they are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the beef stock, curry paste, and fish sauce and scrape off the dark bits (the fond) from the bottom of the pot.
• Add the beef to the pot and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 1 hour.
• Add the squash to the pot and continue to cook for 20 minutes, or until the squash is tender. Add the coconut milk and lime juice and season to taste with salt. Serve with Thai basil or cilantro on top.

MILD BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Cut steak into small cubes and brown on all sides in the butter in a frying pan. Set meat aside.
• Add a little more butter and the onion. Fry until soft and stir in the curry powder and cook for 3 minutes until the mixture is well browned.
• Return the beef to the pan stirring well and lifting anything stuck to the bottom of the pan. Cover with the rest of the ingredients and cook again for 2 minutes.
• Simmer gently, covered lightly, for 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened.

EASY MILD THAI BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Coat beef with a tablespoon of the oil.
• Heat a heavy based pan over medium - high heat and brown the beef in batches until all is browned and set aside.
• Add remaining oil to pan and cook onion until softened.
• Add in the curry paste.
• Add the beef back to pan and pour in the coconut milk and add the diced potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, cover, and then either turn to low and simmer for approx 2hrs OR place pan in oven OR transfer to a lidded casserole dish and cook for 2 hours in a 350'F oven until the meat is tender.
• Stir in the spinach and heat through just before serving.
• Serve with steamed rice or some slices of crusty bread.

THAI GREEN BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Make sure you have chopped, weighed out and prepared everything before you start! Also, start cooking rice now. Check out our Jasmine Sticky Rice for how to make it perfectly every time.
• Bring a pan of water to the boil, wait for it to bubble furiously before adding the sliced aubergine (eggplant) and onions.
• After only 2 minutes of cooking, drain and rinse in a colander with the cold water tap, until cold. Set aside. (This process is called blanching)
• Heat oil in a pan, add the thai green curry paste and stir for 1 minute it will melt down as it heats.
• Add beef steak strips, flick the beef strips with a spatula to cover with green curry paste for only 1 minute. It will still be pink, do not wait for it to brown, it will continue to cook in the next steps).
• Pour coconut milk into the pan with fish sauce and sugar. Stir through and bring to the boil.
• Add the previously blanched aubergine and onions into the pan, stir through.
• Turn heat down to medium and add ginger, curry leaves and extra chillies (if using). Simmer for the final 2 minutes.
• Add a handful of chopped fresh basil.
• Serve with rice or noodles, and extra chillies (if wanted).