Beef With Green Curry Food

GREEN CURRY BEEF

Steps:

• SEASON beef with salt. Set aside. Heat oil in wok or large skillet on medium-high heat. Add beef and curry paste; stir fry 2 to 3 minutes or until beef is lightly browned.
• STIR in coconut milk. Bring to simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low. Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes longer to blend flavors. Sprinkle with basil. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
• GARNISH with additional basil and chile slices, if desired. Serve with cooked Jasmine Rice, if desired.
• Thai Kitchen Tips: • Partially freezing the steak makes it easier to cut into thin strips. • Thai basil has dark green leaves with purple stems and has a licorice flavor. It can be found in most Asian groceries. If unavailable, substitute Italian basil.

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).

THAI GREEN CURRY WITH BEEF AND EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Place all green curry paste ingredients together in a food processor, blender, chopper, or pestle and mortar. Add up to 1/4 can of the coconut milk, enough to help blend ingredients (reserve the rest for later).
• Process (or pound) well to create an aromatic Thai green curry paste. If you don't have a food processor or chopper, try using a blender, or finely mince all ingredients by hand and stir together well.
• Heat a wok or deep-frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add 2 to 3 tablespoons oil and swirl around, then add the green curry paste. Stir-fry briefly to release the fragrance (1 minute), then add the beef.
• Stir-fry briefly to cover the meat in spices (1 to 2 minutes).
• Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir and reduce heat to medium or medium-low. Simmer 6 to 10 minutes.
• Set aside 1/4 cup coconut milk, reserving it for use later (the thick cream is best). Add the rest of the coconut milk to the curry, plus the eggplant (if using).
• Stir everything together, cover, and simmer 7 to 8 minutes, or until eggplant is tender enough to pierce with a fork.
• Add the bell pepper. Cover and simmer 2 to 3 minutes, or until everything is well cooked.
• Remove from heat and gently stir in the 1/4 cup reserved coconut milk . Taste-test, adding more fish sauce if not salty or flavorful enough.
• Add more lime juice if too salty or sweet for your taste. Add more sugar if not sweet enough. More chili can also be added.
• Portion out the green curry onto serving plates or bowls.
• Sprinkle with a generous amount of fresh basil and serve with plenty of Thai jasmine-scented rice .

STIR-FRY GREEN CURRY BEEF WITH ASPARAGUS & SUGAR SNAPS

Steps:

• Stir the beef with the fish sauce, lime zest, peppercorns and garlic, then set aside. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick wok and pile in the shallot, asparagus, sugar snaps and broccoli. Stir-fry over a high heat for 5 mins. (There are a lot of vegetables, so you can speed up the process by adding a dash of water to the wok every now and then to steam them at the same time.)
• Stir the coconut milk, curry paste and lime juice together, pour into the pan and stir well. Simmer for 2 mins, adding a few tbsp water until the vegetables are tender but still have a lot of bite. Tip into bowls and keep warm.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan, tip in the beef and stir-fry for 1-2 mins until just cooked. Stir through the basil leaves and serve on top of the vegetables.