Strange tasty Thai/Middle Easternish beef and pumpkin casserole

[alias_sqbr]

Probably only of interest to me since most people would just follow the sort of recipe you get by googling "beef pumpkin curry". But since I either can't eat or didn't have most of the ingredients for those I made this instead :)

Twoish serves, quantities what you'd expect.

Cook minced onion, garlic and ginger, put aside.
Brown beef cubes mixed with tumeric, coriander, sumac, pepper, salt.
Mix back in onions etc, add 2 tb tomato paste, 2 dates, fresh coriander, fresh basil, beef stock, and a few dashes of fish sauce. Add pumpkin.

Simmer for ages. Add some peas. Simmer a bit more.

Eat with rye bread.

(It was basically a Thai beef and pumpkin curry minus all the stuff I can't eat until I tasted it and went "This needs citrusiness" and sumac was the closest thing I had, and once I added that I decided I might as well go for dates too to add some sweetness. And then I couldn't be bothered making rice)

Comments

[mynxii.livejournal.com]

This looks awesome!

I think I might have to try this :)

[alias_sqbr]

It would almost certainly be improved by a little bit of chilli (which I can't eat) And you could use red curry paste to get a very similar effect (since this is my attempt to replicate red curry paste minus stuff I can't eat)

[kitsune-iii.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting. I'll have to try that next time I feel like pumpkin.

[alias_sqbr]

Or you could be lazy and use red curry paste, which is what I was trying to replicate :)