Photo shows the Regular dishCambodian Coconut Beef Curry — Soft & Bite-Sized
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Soft bite-sized beef in smooth Cambodian coconut curry sauce with moist, very soft rice.
Ingredients
- MSA graded diced chuck steak, trimmed of gristle and connective tissue, 5500g
- Vegetable oil 100g
- Onions, peeled and chopped, 2000g
- Green capsicums, peeled and deseeded, 2000g
- Long green chillies, stalks and seeds removed, chopped, 80g
- Garlic, crushed, 50g
- Ginger, finely grated, 50g
- Cinnamon sticks 6, enclosed in a spice bag and removed after cooking
- Ground coriander 125g
- Curry powder 300g
- Coconut powder 150g
- Warm water 850g, for coconut powder
- Beef stock 3000g
- Tamarind purée, seedless and strained, 250g
- Peas 2000g
- Smooth almond butter 200g, replacing toasted flaked almonds
- Smooth coconut flesh paste 200g, replacing toasted shredded coconut
- Coriander leaves and green onions 100g, cooked, blended and sieved into sauce
- Rice, dry, 1000g
- Water for rice, approximately 3000g, adjusted to absorption
- Additional beef stock up to 1000g, for sauce and rice adjustment
- Food thickener, as needed, as per manufacturer's instructions
- Optional roti omitted
Final texture
Tender beef pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm that squash without springing back, surrounded by smooth sauce; soft, moist rice with no separate thin liquid.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Smooth blended vegetable, coconut and almond curry sauce must bind moisture around the beef and rice, without thin stock or oil pooling.
IDDSI Level 6 requirements
- Pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm for adults.
- Squashes and changes shape under fork pressure and does not return to shape.
- Moist throughout; no thin liquid separating.
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