Thai Ground Beef

Because Dianthus' Meatballs - SE Asia Style were so darn good, I wanted to try another Thai dish. This time I made Thai ground beef. While the ground beef tasted really good, it was too much work for me to make this again. But I recommend you try it at least once.

Thai Ground Beef

Serves 4

1 T olive oil

2 large shallots, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon minced garlic (bottled minced garlic is preferred here)

1 lb. ground beef

1 tsp. red curry paste

1 cup tomato sauce

1/2 cup light coconut milk

1 T brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp. lime juice

1 T Asian fish sauce

Chopped cilantro

Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and saute for five minutes. Add garlic, saute 1 minute. Add beef and cook until lightly browned. Stir in curry paste and tomato sauce; cook until half of liquid evaporates. Add milk, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce and cook until slightly thickened. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Enjoy!