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Slow cooker beef massaman curry in a black bowl with rice.

Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry

A rich, fragrant Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry recipe is the kind of comfort food that fills your kitchen with incredible aromas and your bowl with fall-apart beef chunks in a creamy, spiced coconut sauce. Inspired by the best Thai restaurant dishes, this massaman recipe brings together warm massaman curry paste, tender potatoes, and crunchy peanuts for a dish that’s both luxurious and effortless. Let your slow cooker do the work, and by the time dinner rolls around, you’ll have a curry that tastes like it’s been simmering all day—because it has.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Thai
Servings 6 portions
Calories 669 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 kg stewing beef cubed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour a.k.a. corn starch
  • 2 tablespoon neutral oil like sunflower oil
  • 4-6 tablespoon massaman curry paste
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 400 ml full-fat coconut milk from a tin
  • 1 brown onion cut into 6-8 wedges
  • 500 g baby potatoes halved
  • 100 g salted roasted peanuts roughly chopped, half reserved for garnish
  • 200 ml beef stock

To Garnish:

  • a small bunch of coriander roughly chopped
  • red chilli sliced
  • lime wedges

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, toss the diced beef with salt, black pepper and cornflour to coat well.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat (you may use the bowl of your slow cooker if it is suitable for cooking on the hobs). You may need to do this in batches.
  • Add the beef and fry for 5-6 minutes, until browned all over. Scoop the beef into the bowl of your slow cooker, but reserve the pan with all the brown bits stuck to the bottom.
  • Reduce the heat to medium heat. To the same pan, add brown sugar, massaman curry paste, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
  • Pour in the stock and scrape the pan with a spatula to collect all the stuck-on brown bits. Then pour the mixture over the beef into a slow cooker bowl.
  • Add half of the peanuts, onion wedges, baby potatoes and coconut milk. Mix well to combine.
  • Cook the massaman beef curry on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 8-9 hours (cooking time will depend on the size of your beef cubes as well as the type of slow cooker).
  • Serve with plenty of rice garnished with a lime wedge, coriander, red chillies and the remaining peanuts.

Nutrition

Calories: 669kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 41gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 1267mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1599IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 7mg
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