Neau Pad Prik Sauteed Beef With Chilies Recipes

DRY BEEF CURRY WITH PEANUT AND LIME (NUA PAD PRIK)

Steps:

• Place the meat in the freezer for 30-40 minutes until firm. Slice the meat thinly, cut into strips, and chop finely.
• Strain the coconut milk into a bowl. Place the thin part and half of the thick part of the milk in a large saucepan.
• Add the beef, and beef stock, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes.
• To make the curry paste, dry fry the coriander, cumin seeds, and cardamom in a wok for 1-2 minutes. Combine with the nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, paprika, and the zest of the mandarin orange. Pound the chilies with the sugar and salt. Add the chili paste, lemon grass, garlic, galangal or ginger, shallots or onion, and shrimp paste. Lastly add the cilantro, juice of 1/2 lime, and oil.
• Strain the beef, reserving the cooking liquid and place a cupful of the cooking liquid in a wok. Stir in 2-3 tbsp of the curry pastry according to taste.
• Boil rapidly until the liquid has reduced completely. Add the remainder of the coconut milk, the peanut butter, and the beef. Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes. Stir in the remaining lime juice.
• Serve decorated with the lime, chili and cilantro.

NEAU PAD PRIK (SAUTEED BEEF WITH CHILIES)

Steps:

• Soak mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes; discard hard stems and slice caps.
• Cut beef into bite-size pieces.
• Mince garlic; slice ginger and mix with palm sugar and soy. Stir in the beef and mix to coat beef well.
• Chop onion; trim and seed chilies and cut into fine julienne strips.
• Heat oil in a skillet large enough to hold all the ingredients and saute onion until it is soft. Drain beef, reserving the marinade, and add beef to skillet along with chilies. Brown beef over high heat, stirring frequently.
• Add beef stock, reserved marinade, mushrooms, oyster sauce and fish sauce and cook over medium heat until beef is medium rare.
• Decorate with coriander leaves and additional strips of red chili, if desired.