Recipe - Sri Lanka Beef Smore Stew

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"A taste of Sri Lanka"
By Indra Jayasekera

BEEF SMORE
675 g Beef
25 g Onion
3 Garlic cloves
25 g Ginger
2 Tomatoes
4 Clove
4 Cardamom
250 ml Coconut milk, thin
2 cg Cinnamon stick
25 g Curry powder
One half teaspoon Fenugreek
One half Lemon grass stem
Curry leaf sprigs
One half teaspoon Fennel
25 g Coriander
1 teaspoon Chile powder
2 teaspoon Paprika
25 ml Vinegar
250 ml Coconut milk, thick
125 ml Oil

=========================== Directions ========================

Wash the meat and prick it all over with a skewer or fork. Chop the onion,
garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Crush the cloves and cardamoms. Place the
meat in a pan and pour the thin coconut milk over the top of it. Add the
onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, curry
powder, fenugreek, lemon grass, fennel powder, coriander powder, chile
powder, paprika powder and vinegar. Mix spices into meat and milk and bring
to the boil.

Simmer gently until the meat is tender, approximately 1 hour.

Pour in the Coconut milk, thick and cook for a further 1 5 minutes. Pour
the gravy into a bowl. Add the oil to the pan and fry the meat until
browned. Pour the gravy back into the pan, bring back to the boil, then
discard the cinnamon stick. Remove the meat to a carving board, cut into
slices and serve with the gravy.

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