Beef Bunny Chow (Durban Curry in a Hollowed Loaf)
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Ingredients
- 500 g braising beef
- 1 white bread loaf
- 2 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 10 g fresh ginger
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 300 g ripe plum tomatoes
- 300 ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 807 kcal
- Protein
- 44.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 103.7 g
- of which sugars
- 12.7 g
- Fat
- 21.9 g
- of which saturates
- 5.8 g
- Fibre
- 7.6 g
- Salt
- 3.17 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and brown the beef all over, then set aside.
- 2
Peel and chop the onion, add to the pot and cook for 10 minutes until softened.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, ginger and curry powder, then add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- 4
Return the beef to the pot with the beef stock, cover and simmer for 1 hour until tender.
- 5
Cut the loaf into four equal chunks and hollow out the centre of each, keeping the scooped-out bread.
- 6
Spoon the curry into the hollowed bread and serve with the scooped-out bread on top for dipping.

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