Thai Beef and Eggplant Curry
I was so proud of how well this curry turned out. Usually, Mr. Swiss Paleo is the one who cooks up curry, but I did this one all by myself. It turned out creamy and had such great flavor that I actually licked my bowl to get every last bit. Don’t judge 😉
Ingredients
- 500 grams beef, sliced fairly thin (I used hüft steak/sirloin)
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce, divided
- 1 Tablespoon arrowroot flour/powder
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon red curry paste
- 500 ml (16 oz) coconut milk
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice (which was two limes for me)
- 1 teaspoon honey or coconut sugar (optional)
- 6 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 1/2 small eggplants (my total was 375 grams), peeled and cubed
- Coriander (cilantro) to garnish
Instructions
- Slice your beef into fairly thin strips and toss it in a bowl with the arrowroot powder and 1 Tablespoon of the fish sauce. Mix it all together with your hands and set aside.
- Heat the coconut oil over medium heat and add in the red curry paste and cook for about a minute until it’s fragrant.
- Add the beef and cook until it starts to brown (about 3 to 4 minutes).
- Remove the beef from the pan to a bowl and set aside, but leave behind the juices in the pan.
- To the pan, add the coconut milk, lime juice, the remaining 2 Tablespoons of fish sauce, the kaffir lime leaves (chopped or torn up) and the coconut sugar/honey.
- Stir well and add in the chopped eggplant.
- Cook for about 10 minutes and then add the beef back to the pan and cook for a few minutes more or until the beef if cooked through.
- Serves as is or over cauliflower (or regular) rice and garnish with coriander.
Thai Beef and Eggplant Curry
Ingredients
- 500 grams beef, sliced fairly thin (I used hüft steak/sirloin)
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce, divided
- 1 Tablespoon arrowroot flour/powder
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon red curry paste
- 500 ml (16 oz) coconut milk
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice (which was two limes for me)
- 1 teaspoon honey or coconut sugar (optional)
- 6 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 1/2 small eggplants (my total was 375 grams), peeled and cubed
- Coriander (cilantro) to garnish
Instructions
- Slice your beef into fairly thin strips and toss it in a bowl with the arrowroot powder and 1 Tablespoon of the fish sauce. Mix it all together with your hands and set aside.
- Heat the coconut oil over medium heat and add in the red curry paste and cook for about a minute until it's fragrant.
- Add the beef and cook until it starts to brown (about 3 to 4 minutes).
- Remove the beef from the pan to a bowl and set aside, but leave behind the juices in the pan.
- To the pan, add the coconut milk, lime juice, the remaining 2 Tablespoons of fish sauce, the kaffir lime leaves (chopped or torn up) and the coconut sugar/honey.
- Stir well and add in the chopped eggplant.
- Cook for about 10 minutes and then add the beef back to the pan and cook for a few minutes more or until the beef if cooked through.
- Serves as is or over cauliflower (or regular) rice and garnish with coriander.
Minus the kaffir limes leaves I have it all. Hello, lunch!
Hi Asima,
Oh, too bad you don’t have the leaves!! They add an awesome flavor. Enjoy your lunch 😉