- A 200ml tin of coconut milk
- A 200g bag of white basmati rice
- 1 shallot
- 1 chilli
- 1 garlic clove
- A 250g pack of beef mince
- 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 2 tbsp tamari
- A head of broccoli
- 1 lemon
- Sea salt
- 200 ml boiling water
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Small pan with a lidMeasuring jug
- Deep frying pan or wok
- Ovenproof dish
- Kitchen paper
- 1.
Best of British ^ Our high welfare beef mince comes from grass-fed cattle sourced from a handful of Yorkshire and Peak District farms.
- 2.
Place the coconut milk in a small pan and bring to the boil. Add the rice, a pinch of salt and 200 ml boiling water. Cover and simmer for 6 mins. Remove from the heat and set aside, lid on, to steam for another 6 mins to finish cooking the rice.
- 3.
While the coconut rice cooks, peel and finely chop the shallot. Halve, de-seed and dice the chilli. Peel and grate or crush the garlic. Set your oven to its lowest setting.
- 4.
Warm 1 tbsp oil in a deep frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Add the beef. Stir fry for 5 mins, breaking up the meat into small pieces. Add the shallot, chilli and garlic and cook for 5-8 mins over a high heat, stirring occasionally, till the meat is well browned.
- 5.
Stir in 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste, mix well and cook for 1 min to mingle the flavours. Remove from the heat and stir in 2 tbsp tamari. Spoon the beef into an ovenproof dish and keep warm in the oven.
- 6.
Wipe the pan with kitchen paper. Roughly chop the broccoli into even-sized florets and chunks of stalk. Put the pan back on a medium heat and add 1 tsp oil. Add the broccoli with 2 tbsp water and stir fry for 3-4 mins. Let it bubble up till the water evaporates and the broccoli is just tender.
- 7.
Zest the lemon and stir the zest into the rice. Cut the lemon in half.
- 8.
Divide the coconut rice between 2 warm bowls and spoon over the Thai beef. Serve with the broccoli on the side and lemon wedges for squeezing.