Hi, Ray here again.
This week I chose Jim’s Beef Curry from the great range of curries on the Curry Focus website. Jim didn’t submit the recipe but he must be a talented person to have a curry named after him.
There was a special on diced beef at my local supermarket and so I didn’t even need to cut up the beef. All of the fat had also been cut away so all I had to do with the beef was take it out of the pack.
There are more than the average number of ingredients in the recipe but really was an easy recipe to follow.
I prepared and measured all of the ingredients before starting the cooking so all I have to do during the cooking is tip more ingredients into the mix.
I started the cooking the curry some 90 minutes before dinner was scheduled to be ready.
The spices, onion and garlic were soon cooked and then I added the diced beef so the pieces would seal.
Once the beef was ready (it only took about 5 minutes), I added the beef stock and salt and had the beef simmering for 60 minutes.
I partially cooked the potatoes whilst the beef was simmering and relaxed with a beer just as the dinner guests arrived – these guys can smell a curry cooking from miles away.
I added the partially cooked potatoes after the beef had simmered for the 60 minutes and, after a few minutes, got the rice cooking in the microwave.
Soon it was time to add the tomatoes and, before long, everything was ready.
I served Jim’s Beef Curry on the basmati rice and presented it to the hungry diners.
This is a great curry. The beef was really tender and had a great texture with no gristle or fat to chew on. The curry had a great flavor and everything was cooked to perfection.
The diners gave Jim’s Beef Curry an excellent rating of 8 out of 10 with a spice/heat rating of “medium to hot”.
This is the recipe for you if you like a spicy beef curry.