Thai Beef Curry Recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbs. peanut oil

3 Tbs. red curry paste (available in the Asian section of your market)

1 pound lean beef, cubed

1 stalk lemon grass (available in produce section of your market)

1/4 pound stringbeans, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

12 mushrooms, chopped

1/4 cup chopped unsalted peanuts

1 Thai pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced

1/4 cup water

1 Tbs. nuoc mam (Asian fish sauce available in the Asian section of your market)

2 tsp. sugar

3 Tbs. minced cilantro

4 cups steamed rice

In a large saute pan, skillet or wok, heat the peanut oil over medium heat.

Add the red curry paste and cook 3 minutes. Add the beef and lemon grass and cook 8 minutes.

Add the stringbeans and mushrooms and cook 5 minutes. Add the peanuts and pepper and cook 2 minutes.

Stir into the pan the water, nuoc mam, sugar and cilantro and cook 3 minutes.

Remove the lemon grass and discard.

Place some rice on each serving plate, top with the Thai Beef Curry and serve.