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Massaman beef curry (gaeng matsaman)

Beef

SBS Food · sbs.com.au · 2013 · 4

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

No curry paste, unlike 86% of recipes and no potatoes, unlike 84%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.

  • No curry paste at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 32 to 75 g per can of coconut milk).
  • No potatoes at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 227 to 500 g per can of coconut milk).
  • No onions at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 51 to 141 g per can of coconut milk).
Curry paste: 0 g, 7th percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 316 g, 45th percentilePotatoes: 0 g, 8th percentileOnions: 0 g, 16th percentilePeanuts: 30 g, 60th percentileFish or soy sauce: 29 g, 75th percentileTamarind or lime: 13 g, 48th percentileSugar: 9.9 g, 57th percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 10 dried long red chillies (see Note)n/a
  • 60 g (½ cup) freshly grated coconut or60 g
  • 15 g (¼ cup) shredded coconut, toasted15 g
  • 75 g (½ cup) roasted unsalted peanuts75 g
  • 4 cardamom pods, crushed≈ 1 g
  • 2 clovesn/a
  • 1 dried bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 L coconut cream≈ 1014 g
  • 2 cassia quills (see Note) or cinammon quillsn/a
  • 800 g beef chuck steak, cut into 3 cm cubes800 g
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil≈ 9 g
  • 2 tbsp finely grated ginger≈ 12 g
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar, grated≈ 25 g
  • 60 ml (¼ cup) fish sauce≈ 73 g
  • 2 tbsp tamarind pulp (liquid form) (see Note)≈ 34 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • steamed jasmine rice, to serven/a

2.5 cans, 1014 gin all 2119 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per can of coconut milk

Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Curry paste0 g · 7th percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu316 g · 45th percentile
  • Potatoes0 g · 8th percentile
  • Onions0 g · 16th percentile
  • Peanuts30 g · 60th percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce29 g · 75th percentile
  • Tamarind or lime13 g · 48th percentile
  • Sugar9.9 g · 57th percentile

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