Northern Thai Braised Beef Curry With Noodles Food

NORTHERN THAI BRAISED BEEF CURRY WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. For the braised ribs Place all ingredients in a slow cooker. Let cook 8 hours. Remove ribs and shred. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer and reserve 1 cup for curry.
• 2. For the curry Spoon 3 tbsp. cream of the top of coconut milk Place in a wok or large pot. Mix in the curry pastes and cook until well incorporated. Add the lime juice. Stir in the reserved beef broth and the coconut milk.
• 3. Stir in the fish sauce tamarind paste and sugar. Let simmer about 10 minutes To serve Add noodles to bowl Ladle in the broth Top with scallions and beef Top with garnishes of cilantro and fried shallots

THAI NOODLES WITH CURRIED GROUND BEEF SAUCE

Steps:

• Clean and cut lettuce into bite size pieces. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• Separate noodles into strands and stir-fry in heated non-stick wok or skillet. Add 4 tbsp black soy sauce, and stir until noodles become brown and a little crispy on the bottom. Remove to a bowl, and set aside.
• Heat oil in the same wok, and sauté garlic until aromatic. Add ground beef and stir to break up meat and brown it. Add curry powder and ground pepper. Mix well until beef is done. Add chopped onion and tomatoes. Stir well and saute about 5 minutes with the beef mixture.
• Add chicken broth to beef mixture and add seasoning ingredients. Taste and adjust for proper balance of sweet/sour/salty.
• Mix cornstarch and water, and make a slurry. In a slow stream, add slurry to broth in pan, stirring constantly to keep it from getting lumpy. Boil until the sauce is thickened. Lower heat and simmer a few minutes.
• To serve, place lettuce on plates. Put noodles on the lettuce. Put a scoop of beef sauce on top of the noodles, sprinkle with ground pepper and a little bit of Sambal oelek.