Ground Beef Curry Recipe

Name: Ground Beef Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Meat & Poultry
Ingredients: ½ cup canola oil; 2 cups pureed onions (2 large); 1 ½ cups tomato puree (2 large plus 1 medium); 1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon turmeric; ½ tablespoon ground cayenne pepper; 1 cup whipping cream; 1 lb extra lean ground beef; 3 ounces raw sugar (1/2 cup chopped and packed); 1 ½ teaspoons dried mint

Servings: persons

½ cup canola oil
2 cups pureed onions (2 large)
1 ½ cups tomato puree (2 large plus 1 medium)
1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
1 cup whipping cream
1 lb extra lean ground beef
3 ounces raw sugar (1/2 cup chopped and packed)
1 ½ teaspoons dried mint

1
Heat oil in a medium heavy bottomed frying pan on medium high heat for 1 minute.
2
Add onions and saute, stirring regularly, for 15 minutes until brown.
3
Add tomatoes, cumin, salt, turmeric and cayenne and saute for 5 minutes until oil glistens.
4
Add cream, stir well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
5
Break up ground beef and add it to curry.
6
Cook for 6 minutes, then check to make sure beef is cooked to desired tenderness ( don't over cook beef or it will become hard and loose tenderness).
7
Stir in raw sugar and mint, cook until sugar melts into beef.
8
Turn off heat.
9
Cool 5 minutes cover with lid.
10
Serve with basmati rice.
11
(I prefer to use canned or jarred pureed tomatoes in this dish.
12
If you cannot find raw sugar use a couple pinches of granulated sugar -- sometimes I like to omit the sugar all together.
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14
Can use lean ground beef if extra lean is not available.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: ½ cup canola oil, 2 cups pureed onions (2 large), 1 ½ cups tomato puree (2 large plus 1 medium), 1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin, and more.

Yes, Ground Beef Curry falls under the Meat & Poultry category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Ground Beef Curry

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