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Recipe

Massaman beef pie

Jan 28, 2012 1:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 1 hr cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Massaman beef pie
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 500 gram rump steak, trimmed, cubed
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 195 gram jar massaman curry paste
  • 2 potatoes, peeled, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, chopped
  • 400 millilitre can coconut milk
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 2 teaspoon tamarind paste
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 100 gram green beans, trimmed, halved diagonally
  • 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons raw chopped, extra
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 375 gram block puff pastry
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten, for brushing
  • salad, to serve (see notes)

Method

Massaman beef pie
  • 1
    In a deep, ovenproof frying pan or shallow, flarmeproof casserole dish, heat oil on high. Brown beef 3-4 minutes; stirring. Add onion and saute 1-2 minutes, until golden. Stir in paste and cook 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
  • 2
    Add vegetables, coconut milk, stock, tamarind and sugar. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Remove lid and simmer a further 5-10 minutes, until beef is tender. Stir beans, peanuts and fish sauce through.
  • 3
    Preheat oven to hot, 200°C.
  • 4
    Roll out pastry to 3mm thick and 22cm round. Cover pan with pastry and trim edges. Brush with egg and cut a small steam hole in centre. Sprinkle with extra nuts.
  • 5
    Bake 20-25 minutes, until pastry is puffed and golden. Serve with salad.

Notes

Make salad with 1 sliced cucumber, 1/2 cup each coriander and thai basil leaves, 1 sliced eschalot and 1 tablespoon lime juice .

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