Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 3 1/3 lbs boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup curry paste
  • 2 1/2 cups coconut cream
  • 1 cup beef or chicken stock or water
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup grated palm sugar or packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 4 None fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • 1 can (8 oz) sliced bamboo shoots, drained and rinsed
  • 1 None red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 7 oz green beans, trimmed
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves

Method

  • Heat the oil in a Dutch oven on high heat. Cook the lamb, in batches, until browned. Return all the lamb to the pan.
  • Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, for 1 min or until fragrant. Stir in the coconut cream, stock, fish sauce, sugar, peanut butter and lime leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low; simmer, covered, for 2 hours or until the lamb is tender.
  • Add the bamboo shoots, pepper and beans and cook, covered, for a further 10 mins or until the vegetables are tender. Season to taste.
  • Serve the curry topped with cilantro.