A super easy and home cooking friendly Chinese style beef curry recipe which can be down with in 2 steps, spending only half an hour.
Curry is not native to Chinese people. However curry enjoys a high popularity in Mainland China especially the Golden (Yellow) Curry Paste. Mostly we are using Indian curry paste not Thai version. This Chinese curry beef potato is one of the top 20 most popular dishes after the immigration. Even housewife like my mother loves curry paste and curry powder very much. Usually stewed curry is served with steamed rice in China.
My little daughter is a big fan of all kinds of curry dishes. As a mother, I am extremely grateful for the wonderful season too as it help me to make my little girl eat more staple food, especially rice. You can image how good the grains can be after mixing with the dreaming curry sauce with a “thickened beef stock”. 
Cook’s Note
- Cut all the ingredients into smaller pieces, including beef and and vegetables, has several advantages. Firstly it helps to shorten the cooking time. And secondly it maximizes contacting surface with the sauce and make the whole dish better in flavor.
- Frying the white sweet onion previously until slightly browned can add a lovely sweetness to the dish. I believe you wont skip this after testing the browned white onion.
- I will recommend using a cast iron pot to make this Chinese beef curry because it makes the process quicker and energy saving.
Ingredients
- 1 kg slow cook beef cuts, cut into 3 cm cubes
- 1 carrot, cut into small cubes
- 1 large potato, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 white onion, cut into small pieces
- 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 1 cup warm water
- 100g golden beef curry
- 100 ml coconut milk
- water as needed
Instructions
Heat the pot until really hot, spread cooking oil in and sauté the beef for 2-3 minutes until slightly browned. Then add 1 cup warm water and cook the beef for 20 minutes, with lid covered.
In another pan, add another tablespoon of cooking oil and fry the sweet onion until slightly browned.
Place potato, carrot and fried onion, golden curry paste and coconut milk until all of the ingredients almost covered. Cook for another 15 to 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Open the lid and heat until the sauce is well thickened.
Serve with steamed rice. 
Chinese beef curry
Ingredients
- 1 kg slow cook beef cuts , cut into 3 cm small cubs
- 1 carrot , diced
- 1 large potatoes , diced
- 1/2 white onion , cut into small pieces
- 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil , divided
- 100 g golden curry paste , one box
- 1 cup warm water
- 100ml coconut milk
- water as needed
- Steamed rice for serving
Instructions
- Heat the pot until really hot, spread cooking oil in and sauté the beef for 2-3 minutes until slightly browned. Then add 1 cup warm water and cook the beef for 20 minutes, with lid covered.
- In another pan, add another tablespoon of cooking oil and fry the sweet onion until slightly browned. Optional but recommended.
- Place potato, carrot and fried onion, golden curry paste and coconut milk until all of the ingredients almost covered. Cook for another 15 to 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Open the lid and heat until the sauce is well thickened.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Nutrition
What brand of curry paste do you use? What does it look like?
Hi Tai,
I am using a India curry paste bought from one of my friend from India. But I guess India or Thai golden curry paste might be work too.
excellent
Looks like one of your more fabulous recipes, we’re anxious to try it. But one question: The Recipe Note refers to dried chili peppers being added along with garlic. Can’t find garlic mentioned in the recipe. Thanks…
Hi Chuck,
That’s the note for the original recipe. Sorry for the leaving out. Please refer to the new recipe.
WE do not mix the vegetable sauce with the beef…
Merci pour toutes vos excellentes recettes
How your version is cooked?
Is it the thick coconut milk in cans that you use or light coconut milk?
I use common coconut milk for this particular recipe.