Beef Massaman Thai Curry
Delicious massaman Thai curry from your slow cooker, rich with vegetable goodness!
Equipment
- 5L slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup butternut pumpkin, cut into large cubes
- 1 cup orange sweet potato, cut into large cubes
- 1 cup frozen green beans (baby or cut)
- 1 brown onion, roughly diced
- 800 grams diced beef oyster blade steak, (or other cheap casserole style cut of beef is fine also)
- 400 ml Can Coconut Cream.
- 1 tsp Cornflour
- 100 grams Massaman Thai curry paste (I prefer Ayam)
- 1 tbsp Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Lime Juice
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- Optional: fresh coriander to garnish
Instructions
- Add all diced vegetables and diced beef to slow cooker
- Combine coconut cream with cornflour. Stir in curry paste, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce. Pour this liquid into slow cooker and stir to combine
- Cook on low for 8hrs. Could also be cooked faster 5-6hrs on high if you need.
- This will make 4 serves if served with rice. Alternatively serve alone for 2 generous serves.Garnish with fresh coriander to serve if you choose
- This recipe inspired by the Massaman Lamb Shanks with Potato and Green Beans recipe on page 193 of the 7 NIGHTS OF SLOW COOKING BOOKS available in our website shop
- NOTE: For those wanting the other version that uses CHICKEN and is a smaller size to serve 2 it's HERE
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My “go to” massamam curry recipe. I love it. Thank you.
This is a great recipe, simple and delicious.
I added a chopped potato and extra massaman paste to add a bit more spice.
Highly recommend this recipe
Is it coconut cream or coconut milk? The list of ingredients says coconut cream but the instructions say coconut milk.
Coconut Cream Louise 🙂
Had this last night,was do good definitely be doing again,I didn’t have pumkin,sweet potato or beans so used potato,Carrots and peas,I found it worked well.
Great recipe – flavour was A+ and using the cut of meat in the recipe was super tender. I did however find the sauce watery and had to add extra cornflour at the end to thicken to our liking. We will definitely be cooking this one again!
So flavoursome! I only had coconut milk and lemon juice and will try the recipe again with coconut cream and lime juice but it was delicious anyway ?
Hi Paulene
If I double the meat do I double everything else?
I love your recipes have all your books!
Thanks Lou
Hi Louisa 🙂
So happy you love our books!
For this recipe it could easily take double the meat without needing to double anything else since it’s so saucy
However if you also wanted to double all the veg too you could increase the coconut cream, cornflour, curry paste, sugar, lime, & fish to perhaps 1.5 times what they are now (so half again) as I feel a full double with 800ml coconut cream would be way to much liquid 🙂
Absolutely delicious! Needed some more cornflour to thicken but otherwise excellent. Used 1kg gravy beef.
We love this recipe in our house. My 15 year old son, who struggled to eat any vegetables absolutely devours this. I generally use potato, sweet potato, onion and carrot. But you can add any vegetables you have on hand.
Really yummy. We have it almost weekly.
I love that he loves this Nicole! 🙂
My favourite recipe at the moment
OMG,I replaced coconut cream with 2tbl light sour cream, used lemon in place of lime added potato.and just had to thicken with cornflower slurry at the end.absolutely delicious.
Absolutely delicious
Dish looked just like the picture
Served with supermarket Nan bread and 90 second rice
House smelt amazing all day
Will definitely be cooking this one again
My new fav curry ? I have made with beef and chicken and for both I leave the pieces of meat big and shred about an hour before eating. The flavour is amazing. I also use a mix of potato, sweet potato and pumpkin as the veg depending on what I have. Thank you!
That’s such a great suggestion to shred too Justine! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Made this last night and it was so nice. I did not have the pumpkin so added a whole sweet potato, 2 ordinary potatoes and peas. Also did what was mentioned in another comment and put in more of the curry paste. It was delicious the leftovers today as we all took them to work for lunch. Yum!
This is delicious, I made pies with the leftovers, I will definitely make this again ?
No wonder this keeps popping up in the FB group, it is delicious. I used 1kg of beef rather than 800g and nearly the whole jar of massaman paste (because apparently I can’t judge 1/2 a jar ?). As it’s just me, there are plenty of left overs to take to work for lunch and make my work mates jealous with the smell. this will definitely be on my frequent cook list.????????
I tried this for the first time and I was not disappointed. Both myself and my husband scoffed it up haha.
Loved this. Tasty and not hot. Will be making again
I have made this curry twice and it was absolutely delicious. I made a couple of changes. I coated the chuck steak in flour first and didn’t use the cornflour. I also used Maesri massaman paste, which I prefer to the Ayam. I also added the sweet potato and pumpkin 75 minutes before the end of cooking time. I found it was just slush when I added it at the beginning. Really delicious recipe that I plan to use regularly.
When to add the frozen beans? ?
Depends on your preference and presence ?
If you like them really soft or won’t be around for the last hour chuck them in with all the diced vegetables.
If you like them cooked but still holding their shape, add for the last hour of cooking time.
Enjoy!
I add them from the start as per recipe and they are perfectly yummy and definitely “hold their shape” like a bean does 🙂
Just noticed there is no rating with my bean advice so here it is ??
this recipe is …
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five shooting stars from this family!??
Made this today and we loved it .. will definitely make this again ??
Love this recipe.. very easy and yummy ! Hubby and son loved it too ?
omg…aromatic smells permiating through the house all day! this curry was a hit! The beef absolutely melted in my mouth. I will definitely be making this again!! ??
Our family palate is set to “bland”. We don’t eat curry and garlic is about as spicy as we get. However, seeing the volume of positive responses about this recipe made me decide to try it out. Without exception, we loved it. I’ll put this in my regular rotation of meals from now on. You’ve inspired us to get a bit more adventurous with our meals ?
?? I love LOVE LOVE this feedback Jo!!
This was absolutely delicious and enjoyed by the whole family.?
This was delicious, I’ll definitely be making this again. I accidentally bought coconut milk instead of cream and it was still great. Just the right amount of spice for us.
Swapped the pumpkin for white potatoes as many of my family don’t like pumpkin but everyone LOVED this curry! Will be a new regular 😋 so easy!!!
Yum! Just used potato & no sweet potato or pumpkin. Super tasty, flavoursome dish that will certainly be a regular in our house. Highly recommend this dish.
I absolutely love this recipe, so simple and easy to make in the slow cooker. Thank you, Pauline for another winning recipe I’ve added to my collection. Love, love this group!
Very yummy 🤤 followed the exact recipe. Everyone LOVED it . Will be a regular in our household .
Had this last night, very easy to make and delicious . We had it with rice and naan bread
This was nice & smelled great cooking but it’s too sweet for me. Sweet potato & pumpkin are sweet root vegetables plus the addition of sugar made it extra sweet to me. Next time I would omit the sugar & remove pumpkin & use a less sweet vegetable.
This curry is a fav of mine with either beef or chicken. Recently hubby diagnosed with heart issues so can’t use coconut cream/milk. I tried with our substitute of oat milk mixed with coconut essence and it still worked well. Not as creamy but for those needing a very low saturated fat diet it is a winner!
We love this recipe, it is a family favourite and in our regular rotation of meals, even the mildly fussy 7.5 year old will eat it and the men in the house will go for seconds
my family loved it. it was my first time to make massaman curry and it was a winner!
I have made this recipe twice now, once with beef and once with chicken. It is delicious. I doubled the sugar, fish sauce and lime juice as I prefer those flavours be on the stronger side. This recipe is saved in my Favourties and a printed copy now lives in my ‘the whole family will eat this’ recipe folder.
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Beautiful Thai flavours at home. I added 6-8 small baby new potatoes diced along with recipe veggies. Cooked on low for 9hrs. This will be one of my faves!
Fabulous recipe! I floured and browned the meat and omitted the cornflour as suggested by another here. Lots of flavour and it smelt devine.
The raves are true. This should rate 10 ⭐️
What can I say but ‘Oh my, the flavour .’
Any wonder it’s your favourite Paulene!
Aww thanks so much Kerry!!! 🙂
This was delicious ! I doubled the sauce, and the veges (because I love veges and sauce !!!) I included tinned baby potatoes too. It was so good ! I live alone so this made quite a few meals for me, including some for the freezer.
Delicious. Coconut scream doesn’t separate either.
We love this recipe, but for the veg I use potatoes, carrots and capsicums. My son asks for it every week!
I love that he loves it Lisa!
it really is a lovely recipe – I just chuck the whole jar in with about a kg of beef (we don’t mind spicy at all), and I add a few potatoes too so I don’t bother with any rice, and premium coconut cream also makes a difference too I think!
Awesome thanks Rachael 🙂
Made this recently, with a couple of substitutions: Thai red curry paste because I couldn’t find Massaman locally (Quebec), maple sugar instead of brown because that’s what I had, and lots more veggies, to prevent leftovers. It was (and still is) yummy!
That’s great to know you could still make it work for you Edward 🙂 Well done!
Thanks too for taking the time to leave your feedback, it’s so appreciated 🙂
My first time cooking this after reading many comments about this dish. It was so easy to make and hubby loved it. We had enough for left overs. 5 stars without doubt. Thank you Paulene
Now you’ve tasted it you’ll want it all the time like me Gae! 😉
One of our family favourites. Love this recipe! You can use so many different cuts of meat. We like chuck steak but lamb is also really nice and it is so easy to adjust this recipe with whatever veggies you have or adjust the flavour to how you like. ❤️
That’s so great to hear Patrice! Thanks for sharing your alterations too 🙂
Best massaman curry ever. I didn’t use the fish sauce, but I used the whole jar of paste, added extra fresh cream, chunks of chuck steak, pumpkin and potatoes – was absolutely delicious!
Fantastic! Thanks Helen for taking the time to leave your feedback for myself & others 🙂
Made this for the first time was delicious !
I used the whole jar of paste and put the beans in an hour before serving.
Hubby and kids approved the meal so will be on repeat.
Thanks for the awesome 5 STAR rating Tanya 🙂
It’s the best. I can’t handle the smell of fish sauce so I leave it out. I only put beef and potatoes in ours with a whole jar of paste – so delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for leaving your feedback Helen 🙂
Five stars! My 83yo father enjoyed it too, and he doesn’t like spice. Served with basmati and a creamy veg bake (as he had bought extra veg that needed coking). The combo was great. When I mixed the veg, sauces etc to put in the slow cooker it smelled just like a Thai restaurant and continued to all day! Will definitely make again
What awesome feedback! Thanks Jane 🙂
Amazing dish. The flavours are amazing. We all loved this dish and cleaned our plates with sourdough bread.
Will definitely be making it again. Thank you Pauline for a great recipe xx
Thank you so much Sarine for such an outstanding review!! 🙂 🙂
Super easy recipe to follow and the amazing smells going through the air whilst it is cooking, was really irresistible. As soon as the cooking time was up, I loaded up my plate. I ended up going back for seconds. Absolutely delicious and would 💯 recommend.
Thanks for your awesome 5 star review Kell! 🙂
This recipe is amazing. I swap out the pumpkin for regular potato and add in extra sweet potato too as I find there is plenty of sauce to cover the extra veg. Sometimes I also add extra nutrients like grated zucchini, broccoli stalk and carrot, which works well as hidden veg for fussy kids. So far this is my all time fav slow cooker recipe!
Fabulous to read your fab 5 star feedback! Thanks so much Amanda 🙂
Hubby and I are shift workers so I had this cooking today while hubby and i were working. On at 12.30pm,walked in the door at 7.45pm and dinner was served by 8pm. Served with microwave coconut rice and Aldi roti bread. Bloody delicious 😋
Used recipe but used full massaman jar. Pumpkin dissolved (still so good) so will try bigger chunks next time.
Could have easily just drunk the sauce 😂
Awesome! Thanks for leaving your great feedback Tracy 🙂
My Daughter loves this Massaman Curry, so it’s on repeat in our home.I cook it exactly as the recipe says. It’s easy, cheap and delicious. Thank you Paulene!
Thanks so much Linda – that’s wonderful to hear! 🙂
Absolutely delicious, it will be added to our dinner rotations for sure
Thanks for leaving the fab review Kelda! Really appreciate it 🙂 🙂
Not being a curry lover despite my hubby loves them,this was amazing,not hot at all very very tasty. I cut vegetables big,wanting the full 8hr slow cook,kept to the recipe exactly it was perfect,meat tender,nicely thickened a total winner!!
Fabulous! Sounds like you had a hit on your hands Kath 🙂
love this, a beautiful bowl of delicious comfort food, cooked exactly as per recipe.
Thank you so much for your lovely 5-star feedback Janet! 🙂
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