kang Keaw Wan Nuea (Green Beef Curry)

In Thai "Kang" means curry or soup. In Thai tradition, rice is the main dish, and the curry or soup often accompanies the meal. Hot curries usually use dried red chilies; and green curries use green chilies. Different kinds of meat are added to the curries, such as chicken, beef, fish, or pork.

Ingredients

200 g. beef, finely sliced

2 cups coconut milk

1.5 tbs. fish sauce

6 lemon grass leaves

1 red chili, finely chopped

1/2 cup basil leaves

8 Thai round eggplants, halved

1 tsp. palm sugar

Ingredients of Green Curry paste

10 fresh chilies

8 yellow chilies, de-seeded

1 tbs. galanga, finely chopped

15 cloves garlic thinly sliced

1 tsp. grated kaffir lime

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tbs. cumin and coriander seeds, chopped and combined

8 dried chilies

2 shallot, thinly sliced

1 tbs. coriander root, thinly sliced

1 tbs. lemon grass, finely sliced

5 white peppercorns

1/2 tbs. shrimp paste

Directions for Green Curry paste

Put the coriander and cumin seeds in a cast iron frying pan and roast slowly, then allow to cool. Using a pestle and mortar or blender, combine all the ingredients, apart from the shrimp paste, then add in the paste and process until smooth.

Directions for the dish

Heat 1/2 cup of coconut milk in a pan until the oil separates. Remove 2 tablespoons(tbs.) and set aside. Add the curry paste to the pan and stir well. Add the beef and stir to ensure that the slices are evenly coated with paste, then pour in the remaining coconut milk and bring to the boil. Cook over a high heat for 3 minutes, then lower heat, add the eggplants and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add the lime leaves, sugar, chilies, and basil leaves. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl and serve immediately.

Yummy Tip ~Serving Size : 5 persons ~Preparation Time : 60 min.

A blender can be used to make the paste, but for a more flavorful taste, use the pestle and mortar. To make the curry green, but less spicy, use the chili leaves and de-seed the chilies before use. For more flavor, use coconut cream instead of coconut milk.