Ingredients

2 pounds lean beef stew meat

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 cups finely chopped onion (1 onion)

4 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 cup lower-sodium beef broth

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons red curry paste

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk

1 jalapeño pepper, minced

2 cups bagged baby spinach leaves

4 cups hot cooked jasmine rice

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

Preparation

  1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain. Place beef in a 4-quart electric slow cooker; sprinkle with salt.

  2. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Spoon onion mixture over beef. Combine beef broth and next 6 ingredients (through jalapeño); pour over beef. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.

  3. Stir in spinach. Cover and cook on LOW for 15 minutes or just until spinach wilts. Serve beef mixture over rice; sprinkle with basil leaves.