Braised Curried Beef
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 10:20pm

Ingredients




1 pound Beef chuck
4 White onions
2 slc Fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon Sherry
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 1/2 cups Stock
2 tablespoons Oil
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 -(up to)
3 tablespoons Curry powder
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
3 tablespoons Water

Preparation

1 1. Cut beef in 1-inch cubes. Slice onions. 2 2. Mince ginger root and combine with sherry, water and sugar. Heat-but do not boil-stock. 3 3. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add salt, then beef. Toss meat quickly in hot oil to coat. 4 4. Add sliced onions. Brown beef on all sides. Then add curry powder and stir to blend in with meat (2 to 3 minutes). 5 5. Add ginger-sherry mixture and stir in 2 minutes more. 6 6. Add heated stock and simmer, covered, until meat is tender (about 45 minutes). 7 7. Blend cornstarch and remaining cold water to a paste; then stir in to thicken sauce. Serve hot. VARIATIONS:In step 3, add to the heated oil the salt, curry and onions, and stir-fry until onions are lightly browned; then add beef and brown. Omit the ginger-sherry mixture. Pick up steps 6 and 7. 8 In step 4, add with the sliced onions 1 pound raw potatoes, peeled and cut in 1-1/2 inch cubes. Brown with the beef. 9 At the end of step 7, add 1 pound potatoes, peeled, cubed and deep-fried to a golden brown; or 1 large tomato, peeled and diced.