tomato beef curry

Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

Years ago I took a series of Chinese cooking classes. I lost the recipes that I had acquired there and just recently found them again. Here's one of our favorites. To make the steak easier to slice, take the meat out of the freezer for about 1 1/2 hours before slicing. If it's cut on the diagonal, it will curl during cooking. And as with most stir-fries, prepare all of the ingredients ahead of beginning the cooking, as it will go very quickly once started.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stir-Fry

Ingredients For tomato beef curry

  • 1 lb
    flank steak, or round or chuck, sliced very thin
  • 1
    onion, cut in wedges, then separated
  • 2 stalk
    celery, long diagonal slices
  • 1
    bell pepper, quartered, sliced 1/2-inch thick
  • 2
    tomatoes, cut in wedges, leave core in so they stay intact while cooking
  • 4 Tbsp
    oil
  • 2 Tbsp
    curry powder, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3 Tbsp
    ketchup (up to 4)
  • 2 Tbsp
    soy sauce, to taste
  • MARINADE:
  • 2 tsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    sherry

How To Make tomato beef curry

  • 1
    Mix marinade ingredients and marinate the beef slices for about 15 minutes.
  • 2
    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok.
  • 3
    Stir-fry onion 1 to 2 minutes in hot oil.
  • 4
    Add celery and bell pepper; stir-fry briefly.
  • 5
    Remove vegetable mixture from wok and reserve.
  • 6
    Heat about another 2 tablespoons oil in wok.
  • 7
    Add curry, beef and salt.
  • 8
    Cook until beef is about 3/4 done.
  • 9
    Add tomatoes, ketchup and the reserved vegetables.
  • 10
    Stir to heat thoroughly.

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