Massaman Curry Recipes

Spicy Beef and Pumpkin Curry

500 g Beef Strips
200 g Pumpkin sliced thinly
150 g Green Beans cut into 2 inch pieces
½ Cup Coconut Milk
¼ Cup Crushed Cashew Nuts
2 - 3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Paste
½ Red Onion Finely Sliced
3 Double Kaffir Lime Leaves Shredded Finely
1 Tsp Fish Sauce

Heat Wok or heavy based pan till smoking hot. Fry off Life's Good Massaman Paste for 1 - 2 minutes until fragrant. Add beef strips and onion and stir until coated. Add pumpkin, coconut milk, beans, and fish sauce. Simmer for another 10 to 12 minutes then add cashews and lime leaves. Stir and serve immediately with Jasmine rice.

Serves 4 - Enjoy !!

Satay Chicken

500 g Chicken (deboned) thigh (approx 4)
5 to 6 tbsp Crunchy Peanut Butter
Half cup Crushed Peanuts
100 ml coconut cream
3 tbsp peanut oil
3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Paste
2 tsp Minced Garlic
1 large Red Onion (quartered into large squares)
1 small red onion
200 mls water
5 large wooden Skewers

Dice chicken into medium cubes and place with the large onion which has been cut into quarters into small bowl with half of the peanut oil and 1 tbsp of Life's Good Massaman Paste. Mix thoroughly until chicken is coated. Leave to marinate for 2 to 3 hours. Thread chicken and onion onto skewers which have been soaked in cold water to prevent catching fire. For even cooking thread 2 pieces of chicken followed by two pieces of onion and repeat along the skewer. Set completed skewers aside in the fridge. Finely dice small onion and fry with garlic in a splash of oil until well cooked. Add 2 tbsp Massaman Paste and stir thoroughly until Massaman Paste is fragrant. Add peanut butter, coconut milk and crushed peanuts and stir. Incorporate water until consistency smooth. Leave to simmer on low heat until thickened. Fry skewers on BBQ or very hot pan.

Serve with peanut sauce and a crisp salad.

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!

Sam's Chicken Curry

1 kg chicken pieces (Maryland / thigh with bone)
1 can or 400ml coconut cream
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
2 or 3 large red chillis sliced
1 small red onion finely diced
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon palm or brown sugar
3 tablespoons Life's Good Massaman Paste

Massaman Mud Crab

1 Mud Crab (or Sand Crab if unavailable)
½ Cup Eschalot (finely chopped)
1 Bunch Bok Choy (torn into small pieces)
¼ Cup Peanut Oil
3 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Paste

Break up crab into pieces, smashing leg pieces open. Heat wok or heavy based pan to very hot then add peanut oil and heat until it begins to smoke. Carefully add crab pieces, stirring constantly until shell begins to change colour. Remove from pan and set aside. Place pan back on heat and add Life's Good Massaman Paste and fry until fragrant. Add chilli sauce, fish sauce and crab pieces and stir for approx. 3 - 5 minutes. Finally add bok choy and eschalots, stirring for 1 minute then serve immediately.

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!

Massaman Lamb Koftas

500 - 700 g Lamb Mince
5 tbsp Almond Meal
Salt to taste
1 Red Onion (finely diced)
2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
3 tbsp Life's Good Massaman Paste
1 tin Peeled Tomatoes
2 tsp Paprika (Hot or Sweet as preferred)
1 cup Vegetable or Beef Stock
1 Medium Zucchini (grated)
Fresh Coriander to serve

In a large bowl add half of the onion to garlic, lamb mince, salt, paprika and almond meal. Combine well and roll into golf ball size koftas then refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove from refrigerator and poach gently in batches in a heavy based pan of water which is just covering patties. Once complete set aside koftas and discard water. Heat heavy based pan and fry Life's Good Massaman Paste until fragrant. Add tomatoes, stock, zucchini and remaining onion and simmer for approx. ½ hour. Add koftas and simmer for a further 15 minutes.

Serve with Jasmine rice and garnish with fresh coriander.
Enjoy !!!!!!!!!