Today I am going to share with you a great recipe for all the family, a tasty Thai beef curry with Red Tractor, farm assured beef, cooked in the slow cooker. Thai curry is an authentic peasant dish, and this mild beef curry uses two main ingredients besides the sauce - beef and potatoes making this dish cheap, filling and hearty.
Thai Beef Curry
What is great about the slow cooker is that ingredients can be prepped the night before, thrown in the next morning and the slow cooker can be left to cook away slowly when you are out and about during the day. There is nothing nicer than a warming tasty meal when you get home. Less haste and more taste!
The cut of meat I have used is referred to as chuck steak, this is a cheaper cut of beef that is also called braising steak or stewing steak. It is perfect for casseroles and dishes that cook long and slow and is excellent value for money. This dish uses Red Tractor farm assured Welsh beef. Local beef cuts down on the air miles and is fantastic for the environment as well as supporting local farmers.
You may wonder what does being Red Tractor assured means. You've probably seen the logo without really registering it. The Red Tractor organisation was established in 2000 and has become the UK's largest farm and food standards scheme. The way in which the food is farmed, animals are reared and the environment is protected is all part of the Red Tractor scheme. It's a quality mark to show that animals are well looked after and the food is produced responsibly, from farm to fork. I'm very happy to support this scheme.
Red Tractor have launched a website called Simply Beef And Lamb and a new campaign is to celebrate the peasant food trend. Their aim is to inspire families to rediscover traditional cooking techniques from around the world that are simple, warming and hearty. With an emphasis on using inexpensive cuts of beef and lamb, let the oven or slow cooker do all the work. For more recipes and to take the #LivePeasant challenge check out http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/campaigns/peasant-food
Thai Beef Curry
Serves 6
Cost £9.31 / £1.55 per portion
Ingredients
75g or 2 3/4 oz Thai red curry paste
175ml or 6 fl oz unsweetened coconut milk
25g or 1 oz soft brown sugar
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
75g or 2 3/4 oz peanut butter
800g chuck steak, cut into chunks
2 large potatoes diced
200ml / 7 fl oz beef stock
fresh basil leaves cut into ribbons to garnish
chopped peanuts to serve, preferably unsalted
Method
1. In a non stick pan fry the beef for a few minutes until starting to brown then remove.
2. Add the curry paste to the pan then add the coconut milk, sugar, fish sauce and peanut butter, stirring into the mixture is combined and heated through.
3. Add the beef stock.
4. Place the curry mixture, beef and potatoes in the slow cooker and stir well.
5. Cook on high for 4 hours, medium for 6 hours or low for 8 hours.
6. Serve garnished with chopped peanuts and fresh basil leaves, accompanied with jasmine steamed rice and prawn crackers.
Enjoy!
* Sponsored post
Really loving these slow cook recipes I'm finding lately! Perfect for those of us who work and can just come home to an-almost fully ready meal. Never thought of slow cooking a curry before xx
ReplyDeleteSlow cooking just makes the meat so tender, and you can save the pennies then with cheaper cuts of meat. I love mine.
DeleteThis looks fantastic, great idea, we love Thai food here but never thought of making it in the slow cooker before!xx
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds delicious! I love a good curry! H x
ReplyDeleteWe go out for a meal to our local Indian restaurant every Sunday but as this dish is less than £10 for 6 people, I may have to stay in and eat this instead ;)
DeleteThis really looks delicious but I can't eat peanut butter...wonder if almond butter would work?
ReplyDeleteIf you try it let me know how you get on Karen!
Deletethis looks yummy; i love my slow cooker so much!
ReplyDeletejen from abalancedbelly
Me too Jenna.
DeleteThis looks delicious! What an absolute treat. Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to meet you after Kacie! This was gorgeous, hope you give it a try.
DeleteOh yum! I've only ever used my slow cooker once and it went very wrong.
ReplyDeleteMy first slow cooker was faulty - it cooked too fast, however my second was is amazing and you can use the internal pan on the stove - its a sear and stew slow cooker by Morphy Richards.
DeleteI've not really tried my Thai food to be honest but this does sound really lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis meal looks absolutely gorgeous! I love the way you've photographed each stage here, it looks really good on the page.
ReplyDeleteDanny, that is so sweet, thank you so much!
DeleteI am going to cook this. looks so tasty.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you get on!
DeleteOh wow this looks amazing, we really need to use our slow cooker more. I am going to give this recipe a try!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious - I am not a huge beef fan but do love curry! It looks amazing too. Kaz x
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this with chicken for my husband.
DeleteI've just bought a slow cooker and have to make something in it. This curry looks absolutely amazing, might have to try something similar x
ReplyDeleteRhian, it's the best gadget, if you can call it that, that I have ever bought for the kitchen.
DeleteThis looks so good. I bet it was tasty. I love slow cooking.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing, will definitely give this a go
ReplyDeleteSlow cooked beef, thai curry style! Sounds lovely and it looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely, the peanut butter and coconut make it rich but not overtly so as the beef stock balances the meal.
DeleteOh that looks amazing! I love a good slow cooker recipe - will definitely be trying this one.
ReplyDeleteA great recipe for the slow cooker. Would love to try this :) x
ReplyDeleteI love using my slow cooker to make curries! In fact I'll be making a thai green curry tomorrow morning in our slow cooker. I'll definitely try this recipe, it looks delicious x
ReplyDeleteMmmm, that looks so good! I've just done my live slow recipe and am loving seeing everyone's creations. I might have to cook this next week to try and get baby to come out! Haha xx
ReplyDelete