Monday, June 10, 2013

Indian Style Beef Curry

Cooking with coconut milk is divine.  Its silky consistency caresses meat and veggies, elevating their taste to the exotic.  It also absorbs spices and herbs beautifully and marries with these flavours.

Many cuisines enjoy using coconut milk: Thai, Indian and Caribbean for example.  It’s no wonder because it’s delicious.

This recipe is Indian inspired.  Many people have the notion that Indian food is about pungent curries.  Not so!  There are many subtle and fragrant dishes in this particular cuisine that would surprise you and that you will love.

Start with this one as it is very subtle.  I used beef but you can easily substitute with chicken if you prefer. After we filmed the how to video, I added some cayenne pepper so you won’t hear/see me adding it in the dish. Half a teaspoon as listed below will add some zip.  Feel free to add more cayenne to amp it up to your liking!  Also, in addition to the 1/2 salt listed for marinating your beef, add extra salt at the end as this is a personal preference.

So go forth and be adventurous and if you already are, just make it cause it tastes good!

Here’s what you’ll need:
                                    About a pound of inside sirloin
                             1 can coconut milk
                             1 medium onion
                             1 medium red pepper
                             1 T canola or vegetable oil
                             1/2 T worcestershire sauce (not shown)
                             1 T curry powder 
                             ½ t granulated garlic
                             1/4 t ginger
                             1/4 t black pepper
                             ½ t cayenne pepper or more (not shown)
                             ½ t salt for marinating beef
                                       (add more at the end to your taste liking)
                             Cilantro for garnish
                             Unsalted cashews (not shown)

Watch the how to video below! 


Complex layers of flavour...
Creamy cocunut with a little zip,
Earthy  veggies,
Meaty beef,
Crunchy buttery cashews and
Some fragrant fresh cilantro to round it all out!
It's all good...

P.S. : Our friend Paul's mom is still with us!  What a resilient woman you are, Clara!

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