Beef Curry With Pumpkin

Beef Curry With Pumpkin

Thai curries are usually creamier and sweeter and hence pumpkin is great as an ingredient. This recipe is made with beef, but you can always use chicken or seafood, and it will work equally well. I personally love the addition of pumpkin into red curry, as the end result is so much more interesting than a regular and plain curry. As the cooking process breaks down the pumpkin pieces, every scoop of this curry is laced with pieces of sweet pumpkin, which goes extremely well with the fragrant steamed jasmine rice.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 pack (1.76 ounce/50g) red curry paste (see picture below)

4 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 cups (350ml) coconut milk

1 pound beef, sliced thinly

1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon paprika powder

6 kaffir lime leaves

1 1/2 cups cubed pumpkin or Kabocha pumpkin

Method:

1.      In a small bowl, mix together the vegetable oil, red curry paste and 4 tablespoons coconut milk. Stir-fry the red curry paste mixture in a wok over medium heat until fragrant.

2.      Add the beef and give a quick toss. Let it cook for about 1 minute and then add in the 1 1/2 cups coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar, paprika powder and kaffir leaves. Stir to mix.

3.      Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Add the pumpkin and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Serve with rice.