Kenyan Beef Curry

Name: Kenyan Beef Curry
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 2 lb sirloin steak tip; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tbsp oil; 2 red onions; 4 tomatoes; 2 tbsp paprika; ½ tsp black pepper; 2 tsp curry powder; ¼ cup tomato paste; Dash salt; 1 chile; Leaves cilantro

A Kenyan dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 57 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

22 minPrep (about)
1 hr 35 minCook (about)
1 hr 57 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 6 people +

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Main ingredient

3 lb sirloin steak tip

Fresh & other

6 cups water
6 garlic cloves
3 red onions
6 tomatoes Shopping tip: Fresh or canned both work (14.5 oz can of diced = about 4 tomatoes).
⅓ cup + 2 tsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
2 chiles Shopping tip: Fresno or jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye or serrano for hot.
Leaves cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.

Sauces & oils

3 tbsp oil Shopping tip: Vegetable or canola oil.

Spices & seasonings (5): ground ginger, paprika, black pepper, curry powder, salt

1 tbsp ground ginger
3 tbsp paprika
¾ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp curry powder
Dash salt

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Bring your 6 cups of water to boil in a big heavy pot or soup pot.
Add the beef, garlic, and ginger.
Stir well.
Bring to a gentle simmer.
Cover.
Cook, for 20 minutes.
Stir every so often.
If you get any foamy scum on your top, not to worry, spoon it away or mix it back in.
Take it off the heat.
Drain, but reserve your excess water for later.
Return the pot or big heavy pot to medium heat using the 3 tablespoons of cooking oil.
Wait until the oil is shimmering.
Add the onions.
Cook, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir every so often.
Add your tomatoes to the onions, and continue cooking, till your tomatoes are falling apart, 3 to 5 min.
Stir every so often.
Add your drained beef to the tomato and onion mix.
Stir well.
Continue cooking on medium heat for 5 minutes.
Stir every so often.
Add the salt, tomato paste, curry powder, pepper and paprika to taste.
Stir well.
Add back your excess water that was used for cooking your beef, along using enough extra water to cover.
Bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down.
Simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour, till your meat is tender plus the sauce is thickened.
Stir every so often.
Add more water if beef curry begins to dry plus stick, or if would like curry to have more of soupy consistency.
Wait until the beef curry is ready.
Take adjust the seasonings as, give it a taste and it off the heat wanted.
Top with fresh chilis and cilantro.