Massaman curry

Ingredients

Quantities for 5 servings.

• 900 g Beef, in large pieces
• 5 tbsp Massaman curry paste
• 800 ml Coconut milk
• 500 g Potatoes
• 2 piece Onions
• 100 g Roasted peanuts
• 3 tbsp Tamarind paste
• 3 tbsp Palm sugar
• 3 tbsp Fish sauce
• 1 piece Cinnamon stick
• 4 piece Cardamom pods
• 2 piece Bay leaves
• 400 g Jasmine rice, to serve

Method

1. Heat the thick part of the coconut milk without stirring until the oil separates.
2. Fry the massaman paste in that oil for four minutes, until it darkens and smells right.
3. Add the beef and turn it in the paste, then add the cinnamon, cardamom and bay.
4. Add the rest of the coconut milk and stew gently for an hour, until the meat is tender.
5. Add the potato and onion in large pieces and cook twenty minutes more.
6. Stir in the tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce and taste: it should read sweet, sour and salty at once.
7. Add the peanuts, warm them five minutes and serve with jasmine rice.