50 Recipes 2011, #12: Malaysian beef curry

[nonelvis]

Not one of my more useful weekends, but at least I tried this curry recipe. Could have been spicier (hard to believe, given that there are eight chile peppers in it), but there's a really nice depth of flavor and lemon/lime tang. Worked fine with low-fat coconut milk, and I added a few chopped carrots and daikon to make it feel less like eating a giant pot of meat for dinner.

The spice paste would probably be amazing on silken tofu, but that's something to try another day.

Comments

[fonticulus.livejournal.com]

I am making this for tonight. Our chilis were monster hot, so I didn't even end up using 8 of them. I hope it doesn't mellow too much with cooking and end up bland. But it smells fantastic. I used low-fat coconut milk and am planning to throw some carrots in, or roast them separately if I feel really ambitious.

I think the spice paste would be good on grilled shrimp this summer.

[nonelvis]

I don't think it'll mellow too much, but if it does, that's what cayenne pepper and hot sauce are for, right?

Hope it turns out well!

[fonticulus.livejournal.com]

I just tasted it, and it's got a good kick. We must have just gotten a hot batch of NM chiles. They are usually much milder, but my hands burned from seeding these, even when they were dry!

I think it's going to kick ass. It's really got some nice kaffir lime/lemongrass coming through, and I love that.