Description
Awesome and flexible slow cooker Thai dish that is perfect for the busy family, couple or single person. Prep the night before or the morning-of. Cook for 6, 8, or 10 hours. This recipe is as tasty as it is forgiving.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean stew beef
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups diced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
- ¾ cup beef broth
- 3 tablespoons red curry paste
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 jalapeno chile peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 8 water
- 4 cups jasmine rice
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef until browned
- about 2 minutes per side. Drain excess grease. Transfer beef to a 4-quart slow cooker and sprinkle with salt.
- Combine onion and garlic in the same skillet over medium-high heat; saute until tender
- about 5 minutes. Add to beef in the slow cooker.
- Stir coconut milk
- beef broth
- red curry paste
- lime juice
- peanut oil
- jalapeno chile peppers
- and brown sugar into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on Low until flavors combine
- 6 to 10 hours.
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
- cover
- and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed
- 20 to 25 minutes.
- Stir spinach into the slow cooker and cook until wilted
- about 15 minutes. Serve beef mixture over rice and garnish with basil leaves.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs 53 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs 8 mins
Servings: 8