Name: Spiced beef and coconut cream soup with rice
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/2 brown onion (100g), chopped finely; 1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped finely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 fresh long red chilli, chopped finely; 1 fresh small red chilli, chopped finely; 6 centimetre piece fresh ginger (30g), sliced thinly; 3 teaspoon tamarind purée; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 450 gram beef chuck steak, cut into 4cm pieces; 2 cup (500ml) canned coconut milk; 2 cup (500ml) water; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cardamom pods; 1/3 cup (25g) moist coconut flakes; 100 gram green beans, chopped coarsely; 2 cup (300g) cooked long-grain white rice; 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 brown onion (100g), chopped finely

1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped finely

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 fresh long red chilli, chopped finely

1 fresh small red chilli, chopped finely

6 centimetre piece fresh ginger (30g), sliced thinly

3 teaspoon tamarind purée

1 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

450 gram beef chuck steak, cut into 4cm pieces

2 cup (500ml) canned coconut milk

2 cup (500ml) water

1 cinnamon stick

4 cardamom pods

1/3 cup (25g) moist coconut flakes

100 gram green beans, chopped coarsely

2 cup (300g) cooked long-grain white rice

1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves

Method

1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook onion, celery, garlic, chillies, ginger, tamarind and ground spices, stirring, 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.

2.Increase heat, add beef; cook, stirring, until browned. Add coconut milk, the water, cinnamon and cardamom; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 1½ hours or until beef is very tender.

3.Meanwhile, toast coconut in a small dry frying pan until browned lightly. Remove from pan.

4.Remove beef, cinnamon and cardamom from soup. Shred beef; return to soup with beans. Simmer 5 minutes or until beans are tender.

5.Add rice to soup; stir soup over medium heat until hot. Season to taste.

6.Serve soup sprinkled with coriander leaves and toasted coconut.

You need to cook ⅔ cup (130g) raw rice to get the amount of cooked rice used here. You could also use microwavable rice now available in most supermarkets.
Note

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