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Thai Massaman Meatball Curry with Beef

40 min Serves 4 ~632 kcal/serving ~£8.20 (£2.05/serving) Contains-nutsDairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 450 g beef mince
  • 3 tbsp massaman curry paste
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 2 baking potatoes
  • 30 g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
632 kcal
Protein
28.6 g
Carbohydrate
29.9 g
of which sugars
9.2 g
Fat
43.2 g
of which saturates
25.9 g
Fibre
4.9 g
Salt
2.69 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Shape the beef mince into small meatballs.

  2. 2

    Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks.

  3. 3

    Fry the massaman curry paste in a splash of the coconut milk in a large pan for 2 minutes until fragrant.

  4. 4

    Add the meatballs and brown all over for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Pour in the rest of the coconut milk and add the potatoes and half the peanuts, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the meatballs are cooked through with no pink remaining.

  6. 6

    Stir in the fish sauce, tamarind paste and palm sugar.

  7. 7

    Scatter with the remaining peanuts and serve with jasmine rice.

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