Massaman Braised Beef Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 2 lbs baby potatoes, washed
- 2 sweet bell peppers, sliced
- 2 large onions, sliced
- approx. 1 cup massaman curry paste
- 1 19-oz can coconut milk, full fat, separated as best you can (the fat from the water)
- 1 15-oz can coconut milk (I used light here because of the fat from the beef)
- 2-4 T fish sauce, to taste
- 2-4 T palm sugar, to taste (may sub brown sugar)
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