Thai Massaman Curry

Name: Thai Massaman Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 600g beef chuck or chicken thighs, cubed; 400ml coconut milk; 200ml coconut cream; 3 tbsp Massaman curry paste; 2 medium potatoes, cubed; 1 onion, quartered; 50g roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp palm sugar; Juice of 1 lime; Cinnamon stick, cardamom pods; Steamed jasmine rice to serve

Thailand's most complex curry — a rich, mildly spiced coconut milk curry with tender beef or chicken, potatoes, and peanuts, fragrant with cardamom, cinnamon, and star anise. Massaman is the curry that won the world's heart.

Total Time

80 min

Servings

Cuisine

Thai

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

60 min

Total Time

80 min

Ingredients

Servings:

600g beef chuck or chicken thighs, cubed
400ml coconut milk
200ml coconut cream
3 tbsp Massaman curry paste
2 medium potatoes, cubed
1 onion, quartered
50g roasted peanuts
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar
Juice of 1 lime
Cinnamon stick, cardamom pods
Steamed jasmine rice to serve

Instructions

1
Heat coconut cream in a wok until it splits. Add curry paste and fry 2 minutes until fragrant.
2
Add beef and coat in paste. Cook 3 minutes.
3
Add coconut milk, cinnamon, and cardamom. Simmer 30 minutes.
4
Add potatoes and onion. Simmer 20 more minutes until beef and potatoes are tender.
5
Season with fish sauce, palm sugar, and lime juice.
6
Stir in peanuts. Serve over jasmine rice.