Ground Beef Curry

Name: Ground Beef Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. cubes (about 350 g); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 tbsp chopped ginger; 1 tbsp Madras curry paste; 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups sodium-free beef broth; 1 tsp brown sugar; 4 cups baby spinach; 3/4 tsp salt

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time40 mins
Makes4 Adult Sized Servings

Recipe by Eshun Mott, Photo by Maya Visnyei

Ingredients

1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. cubes (about 350 g)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp Madras curry paste
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 cups sodium-free beef broth
1 tsp brown sugar
4 cups baby spinach
3/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Place sweet potato in a small pot with salted cold water. Cover, bring to a boil and cook 8 min or until tender. Drain and reserve.
Heat oil in a large frying pan on medium-high. Add onions and sauté for 4 min or until beginning to golden.
Add garlic, ginger and curry paste and sauté for 1 min longer.
Turn heat to high and add beef, stirring to break into pieces. Sauté for 2 min or until no longer pink.
Add tomato paste and stir until incorporated. Add stock and sugar, and bring to a boil. Simmer mixture for 4 min or until liquid has reduced and has become saucy.
Stir in reserved sweet potato and spinach, season with salt and stir for 1 min or until spinach is wilted.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 365, Protein 28g, Carbohydrates 25g, Fat 18g, Fibre 4g, Sodium 900mg.

Tip:

You can mash the sweet potatoes into the curry if you’re worried about little fingers picking it out.

This article was originally published on Oct 11, 2017

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