Easy Beef Curry

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 -3 lbs beef top round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 -4 tablespoons madras curry powder (we prefer green ship brand, which we buy at the local indian market)
• water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk (light or regular, but not coconut cream)
• hot jasmine rice (or whatever kind of rice you like) or basmati rice (or whatever kind of rice you like)
• chutney (i like mango chutney)
• chopped hard-boiled egg (separate and yolk for a nicer presentation)
• chopped green onion
• raisins (we use golden raisins)
• chilled canned mandarin oranges, drained
• roasted peanuts or roasted cashews

Recipe

• 1 in a large, deep skillet or chef's pan, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. saute onions until tender. add curry powder, toss to coat, and cook 1-2 minutes longer.
• 2 add beef and brown 3-4 minutes, scraping pan often. if curry powder sticks to bottom, add a little water to deglaze whenever needed to prevent scorching.
• 3 add about 1 pint of water and mix in, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan in the process. bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until most of the water has cooked off.
• 4 remove from heat and stir in both cans of coconut milk. return to heat and heat over medium-low heat until just beginning to simmer.
• 5 serve in bowls over rice, with desired toppings.