Elephant Walk Sweet Beef Stew (Khar Saiko Kroeung)

Name: Elephant Walk Sweet Beef Stew (Khar Saiko Kroeung)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless top round beef, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes; 1/2 cup peeled thinly sliced gingerroot (about 2 ounces); 3 dried New Mexico chiles, soaked, seeded and deveined; 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 1 large shallot, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup water; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 cup green coconut juice; 1/4 cup tamarind juice; fresh cilantro stem, for garnish; cucumber, slices

Submitted by MarraMamba

"A recipe from cambodian restaurant "Elephant Walk", spicy with a slight sweetness to it."

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs boneless top round beef, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
¹⁄₂ cup peeled thinly sliced gingerroot (about 2 ounces)
Paste
3 dried New Mexico chiles, soaked, seeded and deveined
3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 large shallot, coarsely chopped
¹⁄₂ cup water
Stew
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup green coconut juice
¹⁄₄ cup tamarind juice
fresh cilantro stem, for garnish
cucumber, slices

directions

Put the beef in a medium bowl. Grind the ginger slices with a mortar and pestle, adding them a few at a time until you have extracted most of the juice, or use a mini-chop to make a wet paste. Squeeze the juice from the fibers (you should have 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons) and stir it into the beef; discard the ginger solids. Let the beef marinate for at least 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the paste: Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors are released, about 2 minutes. Stir in the beef, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until the liquid is reduced by half, about 40 minutes.
Add the coconut and tamarind juices and cook for another 20 minutes. If the sauce is too thin at this point, increase the heat and reduce further; the sauce should be fairly thick.
Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve with cucumber slices and rice.

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What a superb combination of flavors -- a little spicy, full of coconut sweetness, mixed with the tangy/tart flavor of tamarind. I love trying recipes that are different than anything I've made before, and this did not disappoint. I would advise using only 1/2 the amount of oil, however, since there was a quite a bit of oil bubbling on the top of the stew. Besides that, it was perfect!

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