This Quick and Creamy Beef and Pumpkin Curry is a delicious, easy meal perfect for any weeknight. It is quick to prepare and also easy to make. The soft pumpkin combines perfectly with the curry's flavor explosion and the tender steak.
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 20 minutesmins
Course Dinner
Cuisine Asian, Thai
Servings 4persons
Calories 488kcal
Ingredients
2tablespoonssunflower oil
2teaspoonsred curry paste
1poundBeef tenderloin steaksliced into 1 x 1 inch cubes
2cupscoconut milk
1½tablespoonsThai fish sauce
4leaveskaffir lime
3cups pumpkin cut into ½ x ½ inch cubes
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Instructions
Heat the oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the curry paste for about 1 minute until it's fragrant.
2 tablespoons sunflower oil, 2 teaspoons red curry paste
Add the steak cubes and bake for a minute.
1 pound Beef tenderloin steak
Pour the coconut milk and fish sauce into the pan and put the kaffir lime leaves on top.
1. Pumpkin: An orange pumpkin was used here, but a butternut squash is also a good choice. Peel the pumpkins and remove the seeds. Then, cut them into cubes. If you really want it easy, buy pumpkin cubes.2. Kaffir lime leaves: Also called Djeroek Poeroet. They are sometimes challenging to find fresh, but you can use them, dried or frozen. You can find them in Asian supermarkets.3. Curry paste: By briefly frying the curry, the flavor becomes more intense and smells delicious.4. Storage This curry is best eaten just made. If you still want to keep it:
Refrigerator: Store covered for up to 2 days. Reheat: in a pan, adding two tablespoons of water over medium heat until hot.