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Total Time:
2 hrs 20 mins
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. freshly grated root ginger
- 1 (3 1/2lb) leg of lamb, diced
- tbsp 3-4tbsp Massaman paste
- 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 2tbsp peanut butter
- 100 g (3 1/2oz) ground almonds
- 400 ml can coconut milk
- 600 ml (1 pint) hot chicken stock
- 12 tbsp dry sherry
- 500 g (1lb 2oz) small potatoes, chopped into quarters
- 200 g (7oz) green beans
- 75 g (3oz) toasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 20 g pack coriander, finely chopped
- 2 limes, quartered
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C fan) mark 3. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole. Add onion and cook over a medium heat for 7-8min until golden. Add ginger and cook for 1min. Spoon onion mixture out of the pan and set aside. Add lamb and fry in batches until browned. Set aside.
- Step 2
Add the Massaman paste, fish sauce and peanut butter to the casserole dish and fry for 2-3min, then add the reserved onion and ginger mixture, lamb pieces, ground almonds, coconut milk, stock and sherry.
- Step 3
Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and cook the curry in the oven for 1hr. Add the quartered potatoes and cook for a further 40min, uncovered, adding the green beans for the last 20min. Garnish the curry with toasted peanuts and coriander. Serve with freshly cooked rice and lime wedges to squeeze over.
Get Ahead
Complete recipe, reserving the garnish. Cool quickly, then freeze for up to one month in a freezerproof container. To use, thaw overnight, then return to a large flameproof casserole and simmer on the hob for 30min until heated through. Garnish and serve.
Per Serving:
- Calories: 666
- Total carbs: 21 g
- Sugars: 6 g
- Total fat: 36 g
- Saturated fat: 12 g

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