Thai-style Beef Curry

Origin: ThaiPeriod: Traditional

Contributed by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/world_recipes/ World Recipes Y-Group]

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* Serves 4 to 6

Recipe

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

(30 ml) vegetable oil
2 tbsp
(30 ml) curry paste or powder
2 tbsp
(450 g) beef stew meat
trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1-inch (3 cm) pieces
1 lb
bay (laurel) leaves
2 unit
(375 ml) coconut milk
1½ cups
(375 ml) beef stock
1½ cups
(45 ml) Asian fish sauce (nam pla
nuoc mam)
3 tbsp
(30 ml) lime or lemon juice
2 tbsp
(15 ml) sugar
1 tbsp
(450 g) new potatoes
halved
1 lb
(110 g) pearl onions
peeled
¼ lb
(110 g) green beans (haricots)
halved
¼ lb
red bell pepper (capsicum) cored
seeded, and cut into thin strips
1 unit
(250 ml) unsalted roasted peanuts
coarsely chopped, plus additional for garnish (optional)
1 cup

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)