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Beef Stew With Curry And Lemongrass

This is delicious served with French bread or over steamed rice.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups 948mlWater
2   Extra-large beef bouillon cubes - (1/2 oz ea)
2 tablespoons 30mlOlive oil
2 1/4 lbs 1021g / 36ozTrimmed boneless beef chuck - cut 1 1/2" cubes
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozCoarsely-chopped onions
3   Garlic cloves - minced
1   Diced tomatoes in juice - (14 1/2 oz)
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozFinely-chopped fresh lemongrass
1 tablespoon 15mlCurry powder
2   Bay leaves
2   Carrots - peeled, and (large)
  Cut into 1/2" pieces
2   Potatoes - peeled, and (small)
  Cut into 1/2" pieces
8 oz 227gButton mushrooms - trimmed
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Bring 4 cups water to boil in large saucepan. Add bouillon and stir to dissolve; set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Working in batches, add beef and saute until brown, about 6 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon oil, onions and garlic to same pot; saute until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add bouillon mixture, tomatoes with juices, lemongrass, curry powder and bay leaves. Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until beef is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.

Add carrots, potatoes and mushrooms to stew and simmer until vegetables are just tender, about 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer until potatoes are very tender and stew is slightly thickened (potato pieces will thicken liquid), about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 1998

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