Braised Beef with Curried Green Lentils

Name: Braised Beef with Curried Green Lentils
Yield: for 6-8
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 300 ml/½ pt thick coconut milk; salt and pepper; 175–225 g/6–8 oz green Puy lentils, rinsed and drained; 1 kg/2¼ lb silverside, cut into slices; 3 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil; 8 tbsp Jungle Curry Paste

Preparation info

for
6-8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New Wave Asian

By Sri Owen

Published 2002

About

The beef and the lentils are first cooked separately. This can be done well in advance.

Ingredients

3 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
1 kg/2¼ lb

Asia
Main course
Side dish
Gluten-free
Spicy
Southeast Asia

Method

Preheat the oven to 120°C/250°F/Gas ½. Heat the oil in a heavy ovenproof pan. Brown the beef slices, turning several times, for 8-10 minutes. Add half the curry paste and turn again so all are coated. Add two-thirds of the coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Season, cover and put i