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Massaman beef curry with rice and steamed vegetables

5

Points®

Total time: 2 hr 35 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 2 hr 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Schedule this yummy curry for a Sunday when you've got time to let the meat slow cook so it falls apart in your mouth

Ingredients

Vegetable oil

2 tsp

Beef chuck steak, raw

480 g, fat trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces (Buy 600g)

Brown onion

1 medium, coarsley chopped

Massaman curry paste

2 tbs

Kaffir lime leaves

2 individual, shredded

Beef stock

1½ cup(s), (375ml)

Orange sweet potato (kumara)

320 g, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces, (buy 400g)

Fish sauce

2 tbs

Brown sugar

1 tbs

Green string beans

200 g, halved

Pak choy

1 bunch(es), (baby), trimmed, leaves seperated

Powdered coconut milk

25 g, (1/4 cup)

Fresh coriander

¼ cup(s)

Oil spray

1 x 3 second spray(s)

Instructions

1

Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook beef, turning, in batches, for 2–3 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate.

2

Lightly spray same pan with oil and heat over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add curry paste and lime leaf and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

3

Return beef to pan with stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1½ hours or until beef is tender. Add sweet potato, fish sauce and sugar and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.

4

Add beans and pak choy for last 3 minutes of cooking. Combine coconut milk powder with 2 tablespoons warm water in a small bowl. Stir mixture into curry. Serve sprinkled with coriander.

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