Sri Lankan Style Beef Cheek Curry

Name: Sri Lankan Style Beef Cheek Curry
Cook time: 260 min
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 Green cardamom pods; 2 Cloves; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Fennel seeds; 1 tsp Whole black peppercorns; 500 g Whole beef cheek; 1 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 cm Ginger; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 Green chilli; 1 1/2 tsp Ground coriander; 1/2 tsp Ground turmeric; 1 1/2 tsp Chilli powder; 1 tsp Fine salt; 10-12 Curry leaves; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 400 ml Coconut milk; 100 ml Beef stock; 1/4 Lime

What does Joe Wicks and the Sri Lankan cuisine have in common? They both put coconut oil in absolutely everything. This recipe, however, is far from lean and takes a little longer than 15. It's a perfect example of how time and patience reward you with depth and flavour you simply can't achieve in a quick cook. The spices mellow and deepen, the collagen slowly melts away, and the beef becomes so tender it practically falls apart.

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4h 20m

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Toast the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cardamom pods and cloves in a heavy casserole or ovenproof pot until fragrant. Tip into a pestle and mortar and crush into a dust.

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Per Serving

Calories

1600kcal

Fat

110g

Saturates

65g

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Sri Lankan Style Beef Cheek Curry

What does Joe Wicks and the Sri Lankan cuisine have in common? They both put coconut oil in absolutely everything. This recipe, however, is far from lean and takes a little longer than 15. It's a perfect example of how time and patience reward you with depth and flavour you simply can't achieve in a quick cook. The spices mellow and deepen, the collagen slowly melts away, and the beef becomes so tender it practically falls apart.

Cook

4h 20m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Toast the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cardamom pods and cloves in a heavy casserole or ovenproof pot until fragrant. Tip into a pestle and mortar and crush into a dust.

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Per Serving

Calories

1600kcal

Fat

110g

Saturates

65g

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