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Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry with rice and cucumber salad

Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry

Janice Pattie
Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry is a mild fragrant Thai curry. It's a rich stew of tender beef and chunks of potatoes slowly cooked in a coconut sauce flavoured with spice paste that includes cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Garnish with peanuts and serve with rice.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Thai
Servings 4
Calories 531 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Measuring spoons
  • Sharp knife
  • chopping board

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 450 grams stewing beef 1 lb
  • 1 medium onion
  • 200 grams Massaman Curry Paste 3/4 cup
  • 400 ml coconut milk 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
  • 400 grams potatoes 14 oz
  • 4 green cardamom pods optional
  • 1 star anise optional
  • 60 grams roasted peanuts 1/2 cup
  • 3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped. cilantro

Instructions
 

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 450 grams stewing beef
    Heat the oil in a frying pan or in the sear and stew slow cooker pot and add the beef. Brown the beef.
    Slow cooker massaman curry beef searing in pan
  • 1 medium onion
    Peel the onion and cut into wedges. Add to the pan with the beef.
    Slow Cooker Massaman Curry add the onion to the beef
  • 200 grams Massaman Curry Paste
    Turn down the heat and add the Massaman Curry paste.
    Add massaman curry paste to the beef
  • 400 ml coconut milk
    Add the coconut milk.
    Add coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste, 1 tbsp soft brown sugar, 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce, 4 green cardamom pods, 1 star anise
    Then put in the tamarind paste, brown sugar and fish sauce, star anise and bruised cardamom pods if using.
    add sugar and tamarind to the Massaman Curry
  • 400 grams potatoes
    Scrub the poatoes and cut into large pieces or leave smaller potatoes whole. Add to the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
    Add potatoes to Maassaman Curry
  • 60 grams roasted peanuts, 3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped.
    10 minutes before serving add most of the peanuts and 2 tbsp of chopped coriander (cilantro). Keep some back for garnish.
  • Serve with rice, garnished with chopped peanuts and 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves, if liked. I also like to serve a cucumber salad with a sweet chilli dressing.
    Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry with rice and cucumber salad

Notes

Slow Cooker Massaman Curry will serve 4 generous portions or 6 moderate portions. 

Nutrition

Calories: 531kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 33gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 497mgPotassium: 815mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 7885IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 144mgIron: 8mg