Curried Banana Beef Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 lbs stew beef chunks
• 2 chopped onions
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons curry paste
• 19 ounces tomatoes
• 400 ml light coconut milk
• 1 lb peeled and sliced plantain
• 1 1/2 lbs peeled and chunked sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander

Recipe

• 1 in shallow dutch oven heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 brown beef in batches.
• 3 transfer to plate when browned.
• 4 drain off any fat in pan.
• 5 add remaining oil to pan and fry onuion, garlic, salt and pepper over medium-high heat until softened.
• 6 add curry paste and cook stirring for 1 minute.
• 7 add tomatoes and bring to a boil breaking up tomatoes with a spoon and scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 8 reduce heat to medium and add coconut milk.
• 9 return beef any accumulated juices to pan.
• 10 cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• 11 add plantains and sweet potatoes and simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• 12 uncover and simmer stirring occasionally until thickened and potatoes and plantains are tender.
• 13 sprinkle with coriander.