Thursday, June 30, 2011

Slow curry

Crockpots are so handy in the summer - especially when you don't have air conditioning and are craving something heartier than a salad.


2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
Handful or so of baby carrots
1.25 lbs. stew meat (I used beef, but lamb would be good too)
Half an onion, chopped
1 or 2 jalapeƱos, chopped (seeds and ribs removed)
1 can (14.something oz, I forget) plain diced tomatoes
1 cup coconut milk (light or regular, your choice)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons regular (not hot) curry powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Sear the meat in a hot pan and then layer the ingredients as listed, sweet potatoes first. Cook about 8 hours on low.

Not totally required but toss in a handful of dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, chopped apricots, whatever) about 6 hours into cooking for extra yumminess. The sweetness is a good balance to the heat and spices.

Serve with basmati rice.

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9 comments:

Marty said...

I'll be right over...

Mike W. said...

Hmmm, I haven't pulled out the crock pot in a while....

Tam said...

As a total kitchen klutz, I *heart* crock pots.

Normally, I see recipes on blogs and scroll right past, but when they have the word "crock pot" in the first couple of sentences, my ears perk up and I think "I can do that!"

Jay G said...

Oh damn that looks good... Might have to experiment with that one a bit. Thanks Breda!

Matthew said...

you should have titled this "slow down you're in no curry" . Looks awesome.

Old NFO said...

Oh that looks GOOD! And I'm sure it was too!

greg said...

I'm maybe gonna have to give that a try...even with A/C it's nice to reduce the heat output in the kitchen, and that is an interesting looking recipe...and much simpler than the ones I usually steal off of Brigid's site...

Sabra said...

That is definitely going on the list.



(WV is calmed--first time in a while I've gotten an actual word.)

Cybrludite said...

Tried it out last week. Needs hotter curry powder. (That, or I burned out my taste buds years ago...)