Beef Jungle Curry

Name: Beef Jungle Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 tbsp long-grain white rice; 2 tsp black peppercorns; 5 - 15 dried chilies; 6 cardamom pods; 1 oz fresh galangal (Thai ginger); 1 fresh lemongrass; 3 ½ oz shallots; 1 oz shrimp paste; 5 fresh kaffir lime leaves; 36 oz water; 16 oz sirloin steak; 9 oz Thai eggplants; 6 oz fresh mixed mushrooms; 2 oz fish sauce; ¼ tsp palm sugar; 2 fresh red Thai chilies; 4 - 5 sprigs fresh holy basil

3.5 11 ratings

Prep. 20min

Total 1 h

4 portions

Ingredients

long-grain white rice
1 tbsp
black peppercorns
2 tsp
dried chilies stems removed, to taste
5 - 15
cardamom pods
6
fresh galangal (Thai ginger) thinly sliced
1 oz
fresh lemongrass thinly sliced (see Tip)
1
shallots cut into pieces (approx. 2 large shallots)
3 ½ oz
shrimp paste
1 oz
fresh kaffir lime leaves midrib removed
5
water divided
36 oz
sirloin steak thinly sliced (approx. 2 in. x ¼ in.)
16 oz
Thai eggplants stems removed, quartered (approx. 7 eggplants)
9 oz
fresh mixed mushrooms e.g. straw, cremini, white button, cut into pieces if too large
6 oz
fish sauce
2 oz
palm sugar
¼ tsp
¼ tsp sugar
fresh red Thai chilies thinly sliced
2
fresh holy basil
4 - 5 sprigs
4 - 5 sprigs fresh Thai basil