Slow Cooker Thai Curried Beef
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.
Servings per recipe: 8
Calories per serving: 829
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 7h 8m
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds lean stew beef
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups diced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
- 3/4 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
- water
- 4 cups jasmine rice
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves (optional)
Directions:
- 1 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.
- 2 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.
- 3 Stir coconut milk, beef broth, red curry paste, lime juice, peanut oil, jalapeno chile peppers, and brown sugar into the slow cooker.
- 4 Cover and cook on Low until flavors combine, 6 to 10 hours.
- 5 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.
- 6 Stir spinach into the slow cooker and cook until wilted, about 15 minutes. Serve beef mixture over rice and garnish with basil leaves.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 39.3g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 19.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 299mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 566mg | 16% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 85.6g | 28% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.5g | 10% |
| Protein | 40.3g | 81% |
| Sugars | 4g | |
| Vitamin A | 169IU | |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | |
| Calcium | 39mg | |
| Iron | 6mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 11mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 56mg | |
| Folate | 27mcg |
