The Meal Maker: Fast and flavourful Beef Curry the whole family will love!
Happy March break! I hope everyone is enjoying the week off with the family. Right about now, if you’re not on a sunny beach in a far away land, you may be looking for a dinner recipe that’s simple, fast, and the kids will love. Problem solved! We’re using that trusted go-to lifesaver, ground beef. Everyone has a package in their fridge… I know you do. Any kind of ground beef – medium, lean or extra-lean – will all work perfectly in this simple 30-Minute Beef and Sweet Potato Curry.
You must know by now, I usually don’t cook weeknight recipes that take longer than 30 minutes to to make. That’s just the way it is, who has the time or energy? Curry is the perfect solution – beef, chicken, vegetarian, mild or spicy, a curry can come together quickly and is seriously delicious!
Usually a traditional ground beef curry is made with potatoes, but let’s mix it up. Add some awesome antioxidants, plus great colour, by swapping in sweet potatoes (patting myself on the back right now). The fire roasted tomatoes were a last minute decision and so totally yummy (patting … again). I always have a few cans of those puppies in the pantry at all time, you never know when you may need to whip up a batch of delicious curry… right?
This recipe makes lots of sauce, so be generous when serving it over steamy jasmine or basmati rice. Fill out your plate with a side salad of simple chopped tomatoes tossed with lemon juice, sliced green onions, cayenne pepper and lightly toasted sesame seeds. I sprinkled torn cilantro on the top. Enjoy!
Beef Curry with Sweet Potato and Peas
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- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 pound 500 g Lean Ground Beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp ginger, minced
- 1-1/2 Tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper, optional
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced to ½” cubes
- 1 can, 398 mL stewed tomatoes with juice ( I used fire-roasted)
- 1 400 mL can unsweetened coconut milk
- 2/3 cup frozen peas, thawed
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil and add ground beef. Cook, stirring to break up lumps, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, curry, garam masala and cayenne pepper (if using). Continue to cook, stirring, until onion is soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add sweet potato, tomatoes in juice and coconut milk. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add peas and cook just to heat through. Serve over rice with chopped fresh cilantro and naan.
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i’m really looking forward to making this dish. can you tell me how many servings the recipes yields?
thanks!
Hi Lindsay, this recipe will yield 4 servings (not huge servings). Hope you like it!
This recipe is delicious.! I doubled the recipe and for our family of 4 and had lots of leftovers which the family took for lunch the next day which even tasted better! Definitely a keeper and will be one of my go to recipes.
So happy to hear that Lyndie, thanks for coming back to tell me!