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Beef Massaman Curry with Brown Rice, Green Beans & Peanuts
This massaman curry is a true crowd-pleaser. Tender British beef simmers in a coconutty curry, infused with fragrant spices. Vibrant green beans and leafy spinach up the veg. Serve alongside fluffy brown rice. Finish with crunchy peanuts and lashings of lime.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
7 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 10g roasted peanuts (Peanuts, Nuts, Sesame)
- 40g baby spinach
- 1 tbsp tamari (Soya) (water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
- 3 tbsp massaman curry paste (Water, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Garlic, Shallots, Lemongrass, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Palm Sugar, Lemon Juice, Galangal, Tamarind Concentrate, Kaffire Lime Zest, Red Chilli, Ground Coriander, Ground Cardamom, Salt, Ground Cumin, Cornflour, Ground Paprika, Cinnamon ground, Nutmeg, Star Anise Ground, Mace Compound.)
- 300g beef strips
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 80g green beans
- 1 shallot
- 40g creamed coconut
- 80g brown rice (100% Brown Rice)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 699
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 48g
Fat: 39g
Ingredients
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 0.5 tsp chilli flakes (use half)
- 10g roasted peanuts (use half) (Peanuts, Nuts, Sesame)
- 1 tbsp tamari (use half) (Soya) (water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
- 80g brown rice (use half) (100% Brown Rice)
- 40g baby spinach (use half)
- 80g green beans (use half)
- 150g beef strips
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 40g creamed coconut (use half)
- 3 tbsp massaman curry paste (use half) (Water, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Garlic, Shallots, Lemongrass, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Palm Sugar, Lemon Juice, Galangal, Tamarind Concentrate, Kaffire Lime Zest, Red Chilli, Ground Coriander, Ground Cardamom, Salt, Ground Cumin, Cornflour, Ground Paprika, Cinnamon ground, Nutmeg, Star Anise Ground, Mace Compound.)
- 1 shallot (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 735
Protein: 44g
Carbs: 48g
Fat: 42g
Beef Massaman Curry with Brown Rice, Green Beans & Peanuts
This massaman curry is a true crowd-pleaser. Tender British beef simmers in a coconutty curry, infused with fragrant spices. Vibrant green beans and leafy spinach up the veg. Serve alongside fluffy brown rice. Finish with crunchy peanuts and lashings of lime.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a large frying pan, a sieve & a measuring jug
Boil & prep
- Add the rice and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain
- Meanwhile, dissolve the creamed coconut in the jug with 150ml water (75ml for 1 person)
- Finely dice the shallot. Trim the green beans and cut into thirds. Halve the tomatoes
Time to fry
- Heat the large frying pan with 1/2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the green beans and shallot and cook for 4-5 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the beef strips and tomatoes and cook for another 3 mins, until golden brown
Simmer the curry
- Stir in the massaman paste and cook for 1 min, then pour in the coconut mixture and tamari. Bring to the boil and simmer for 8 mins, until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through
- Meanwhile, rinse the spinach. Roughly chop the peanuts. Halve the lime
Finish & plate up
- Add the spinach to the curry and simmer for 1-2 mins, until wilted. Add a squeeze of lime. Season to taste
- Share the beef massaman between bowls, with the rice alongside. Scatter with the peanuts and chilli flakes (for those who'd like the heat). Garnish with the remaining lime, cut into wedges
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