{"id":3652,"date":"2020-09-22T17:42:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T22:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/thai-red-beef-curry"},"modified":"2023-12-31T07:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T12:26:57","slug":"thai-red-beef-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/thai-red-beef-curry","title":{"rendered":"Thai Red Beef Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thai Red Beef Curry - a simple delicious make at home recipe using strips of beef, vegetables and a lighter coconut Thai curry sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thai Red Curry Paste<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If there is a curry that is up there with my favourites it has to be a Thai Curry. I just love the combinations of spices and flavours with that subtle sweet creamy coconut sauce. It's a flavour explosion on the palette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occasionally I do make my own paste from scratch, but when I want a quick meal on the table like today, the ready made pastes in the little jars are perfect. Most have clean good ingredients and are not too bad calorie wise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thai Kitchen is my favourite brand, they do red, green and yellow curry pastes which are perfect for a throw together quick meal like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coconut Milk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally a Thai Curry will use regular coconut milk, but to keep the calories low I opt for light coconut milk in this recipe, if regular is all you have on hand, then you can use that also by calculated accordingly or just using less and adding more liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light coconut milk is actually just regular coconut milk but with a higher water ration to make lower in fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make the sauce thicker I also add in a little cornstarch, it gives that thicker creamy feel to the curry but not as many calories as using the regular stuff. If you like a not so thick sauce, then you can omit the cornstarch from the recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Type of Beef for Thai Red Curry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a quick ready in less than 30 minute recipe, so for this recipe you want a quick frying cut of beef like sirloin steak, flank or tenderloin, you can also use stir fry beef strips if you have that available to use. I don't recommend using a cut of beef like stewing steak that generally require a long slow cook to tenderise the meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Proteins for Thai Red Curry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don't fancy beef you may be wondering what other types of protein you can use. Chicken thighs or shrimp or even some white fish are other great substitutes for the beef in this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and if you are vegetarian or just fancy a meat free meal, try just adding a variety of different vegetables into the recipe in place of the meat and add something like some chickpeas for some protein and fibre. Chickpeas are a great choice in a curry like this instead of meat, as they hold their shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vegetables for Thai Red Beef Curry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have to admit each time I make this I generally add different vegetables, as it's usually just what I have on hand at the time. Most vegetables are great in this curry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourites are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n