Curried Meats (Lamb & Beef) Curried Meats (Lamb & Beef)

Curried Meats (Lamb & Beef)

Slow cooked beef or lamb curry with a retro flavour from the fruity additions of currants, apricots and bananas.

prep time
5 mins

cook time
2 hours

serves
4 people

Ingredients

  • 450g lean beef or lamb cubes
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • 1 tablespoons oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and sliced
  • 1-2 tablespoons curry paste
  • 450ml good, hot beef or lamb stock
  • 2 tablespoons sultanas
  • 2 tablespoons dried apricots

Method

  1. Toss the beef or lamb cubes in the flour. In a large pan heat the oil and cook the cubes for 5-6 minutes until brown. Add the onion and curry paste. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  2. Pour over the stock and add the sultanas and dried apricots. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
  3. Serve the curry with boiled rice and poppadoms, and a selection of traditional side dishes of sliced banana, melon balls and mango chutney.

Tips:

Suitable cuts include – Beef – braising cubes; chuck and blade and stewing cubes; shin, leg Lamb – braising cubes; shoulder or leg