Curried Beef with Peas

Name: Curried Beef with Peas
Yield: Four to six servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons curry powder; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste; 1 cup (8 ounces) canned, peeled Italian tomatoes; 1½ pounds ground beef, round or chuck or, if you feel splashy, top sirloin; 1½ cups garden-fresh shelled green peas, if available or 1 ten-ounce package frozen green peas; 2 medium-sized onions, chopped, (about 1½ cups); 2 tablespoons butter; 1½ teaspoons salt; freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation info

Four to six
servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 medium-sized onions, chopped, (about 1½ cups)

Side dish
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Melt the butter in a skillet and add the onions. Cook, stirring, until onions wilt. Add the meat, salt, pepper, curry powder, coriander, and pepper flakes. Break up the meat with the edge of a long-handled kitchen spoon. Cook for 10 minutes.
Add the tomatoes. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes more.
Add the peas, cover again, and simmer