Vietnamese-style beef curry

Fragrant and delicious Vietnamese beef curry

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Serves

8 - 10

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs 10 mins

This fragrant and creamy curry goes beautifully with a side of basmati rice and fresh lime. You can omit the sliced red chilli if you don't like your curry too spicy.

Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

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Roz McIntosh
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Ingredients

  • 2 kg Quality Mark cross-cut bladei

  • 6 Tbsp olive oil

  • 8 shallots

    peeled and cut into thick rounds
  • 2 carrots

    diced
  • 4 tsp ground turmeric

  • 6 Tbsp curry powder

  • 1 tsp sea salt

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • 2 Tbsp fresh ginger

    peeled and grated
  • 8 garlic cloves

    peeled and crushed
  • 1200ml beef bone brothi

  • 6 Tbsp fish sauce

  • 1/4 cup coconut cream

  • kosher salt

    to taste
  • black pepper

    to taste
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves

  • 2 Makrut lime leaves (kaffir)

    finely sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves

    roughly chopped
  • 4 limes

    cut into wedges
  • 1 red chilli

    thinly sliced
  • white rice

    to serve

Method

1

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2

Place a large cast iron casserole dish, with a lid, on a medium/high heat.

3

Add 2 Tbsp of the olive oil.

4

Brown the beef in batches and set aside.

5

Add the shallots and carrot, sauté for 3-4 minutes.

6

Add the spices, seasoning, ginger, and garlic. Cook for a further few minutes.

7

Return the beef to the dish and pour over the Restore Beef Bone Broth and fish sauce.

8

Bring up to a simmer, cover, and place into the preheated oven to cook for 2 hours until the meat is tender.

9

Remove from the oven and add the coconut cream.

10

Reheat through on the stovetop.

11

Stir through the spinach leaves and thinly sliced lime leaves.

12

Serve sprinkled with coriander, chilli, and lime wedges.

Nutrition Information per Serving (418g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 10 serves and is for the Vietnamese-style Beef Curry only. It does not include the rice. To reduce the sodium content of this recipe, use broth or stock with reduced salt.

Energy
1623kJ (388 kcal)
Protein
46.3g
Total Fat
19.4g
Saturated Fat
6.0g
Carbohydrate
4.1g
Dietary Fibre
4.9g
Sodium
1657mg
Iron
5.5mg
Zinc
9.5mg
Vitamin B12
1.2µg