Sri Lankan Beef Smore Recipe | Cook the Book

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Updated Aug. 09, 2018
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Caroline Russock

Sri Lanka is a country with a cuisine with all sorts of European colonial influences. ThisSri Lankan Beef SmorefromAt Home with Madhur Jaffreyplays up it's multi-cultural roots by combining pot roast and red wine vinegar (European for sure) with Sri Lankan spices and coconut milk.

Together, this East meets West pot roast is a mess of big, beautiful flavors—warmth from the spices, a slightly tart element due to the vinegar, and a richness from the beefy cooking juices combined with the coconut milk.

Since this is a dish with such a diverse background as well as one with lots of soppable juices, Jaffrey says that it would be equally at home served over Sri Lankan rice noodles or rice or a pile of fluffy mashed potatoes.

Adapted fromAt Home with Madhur JaffreybyMadhur Jaffrey。版权©2010。克诺夫出版社出版的。可用wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.

Recipe Facts

Prep:5 mins
Cook:3 hrs
Total:3 hrs 5 mins
Serves:4 to 6 servings

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  • One2 1/2-poundpiece ofbeef(shoulder meat, tied as a roast, or a piece ofchuck, or even brisket—any beef chunk suitable for braising)

  • Salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 4teaspoonswhole coriander seeds

  • 1teaspoon wholecumin seeds

  • 1teaspoon wholefennel seeds

  • 1/4teaspoon wholefenugreek seeds

  • 4tablespoonsolive orcanola oil

  • One2-inchcinnamon stick

  • 1largeonion, finely chopped

  • One2-inch piecefresh ginger, peeled and finely grated

  • 4clovesgarlic, finely chopped

  • 2tablespoonsred wine vinegar

  • 1 1/2cupsbeef orchicken stock

  • 1/2 to 1teaspooncayenne pepper

  • 1cupcoconut milkfrom a well shaken can

Directions

  1. Pat the meat dry and sprinkle lightly with salt and lots of black pepper.

  2. Set a small cast-iron or other heavy frying pan over medium heat. When very hot, sprinkle in the coriander, cumin, fennel, and fenugreek seeds. Stir for 30 seconds or so until the spices just start to emit a roasted aroma. Empty onto a piece of paper towel, and, when cooled off a bit, grind the spices in a clean coffee grinder or crush in a mortar.

  3. Preheat oven to 325°F.

  4. Pour the oil into an ovenproof casserole-type pan and set over medium high heat. When hot, put in the meat and brown on all sides. Remove to a plate. Add the cinnamon, onions, ginger, and garlic. Stir and cook 4 to 5 minutes.

  5. Add the vinegar, stock, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the beef as well as its accumulated juices. Bring to a boil, stirring the sauce. Cover and place in oven. Cook, basting and turning every 20 minutes or so, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove pan from oven. Add the coconut milk, stir, and bring to a simmer before serving.

Nutrition Facts(per serving)
534 Calories
40g Fat
9g Carbs
38g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories 534
% Daily Value*
Total Fat40g 51%
Saturated Fat 17g 84%
Cholesterol121mg 40%
Sodium715mg 31%
Total Carbohydrate9g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein38g
Vitamin C 4mg 22%
Calcium 70mg 5%
Iron 5mg 29%
Potassium 683mg 15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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