Ah Mè Thar Hin (Myanmar Beef Curry)

Ah Mè Thar Hin (Beef Curry) is a traditional Myanmar recipe for a classic curry of beef flavoured with fish sauce, caraway leaves, curry powder, chilli and ginger. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Myanmar version of: Beef Curry (Ah Mè Thar Hin).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

60 minutes

Total Time:

75 minutes

Additional Time:

(+20 minutes marinating)

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes Herb Recipes Beef Recipes Vegetable Recipes Myanmar Recipes

Ingredients:

1kg beef, cut into 3cm cubes
120ml cooking oil
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp salt
6 onions, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 sprigs of caraway leaves
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ginger, finely chopped

Method:

Whisk together the salt, ground turmeric, fish sauce and vinegar in a bowl. Add the beef, toss to combine then cover and set aside to marinate for 20 minutes.

In the meantime, add the oil to a wok. When hot, use to fry the sliced onions until crispy. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the garlic, chilli powder and caraway leaves to the oil and fry until fragrant then stir in the beef and add the fried onions. Cover the wok and cook for 10 minutes then add 1l water.

Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 60 minutes, or until the meat is tender (add more water, as needed).

Now sprinkle the curry powder over the top and stir in to combine. Take off the heat and serve hot, accompanied by coconut rice and a vegetable salad.