CURRIED BEEF & PUMPKIN

You will need :

500g rump, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons rice bran oil

1 or 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste

1 cup coconut cream

½ cup beef stock

2 teaspoons brown sugar

400g butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into small cubes

Steamed rice to serve

Method :

 Add half the oil to the beef and mix well.  Heat a pan on the rack over coals, ensuring it is hot.  Stir fry the beef in batches and set aside.  Reheat pan between each batch.
Add remaining oil and the curry paste, stir fry for 30 seconds.  Add the cream, stock, sugar and pumpkin.  Stir to combine.  Move to lesser heat and simmer for 8 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
Return the beef to the pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes.  Do not let the mixture boil. 

 Accompany with rice or a potato in foil cooked on the coals.

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