Slow Cooker Yellow Curry

🤍 Recipe Highlights

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about this crock pot recipe in the points below:

• Store bought curry paste: we use a store bought curry paste for this recipe to keep the prep time to a minimum. This makes the recipe cost effective and the ingredients list practical. A jar of Thai yellow curry paste from your local grocery store will set you back around $4.
• Minimal prep time: the prep time from start to having everything in the slow cooker and starting to cook is around 15 minutes.
• Set and forget: when you have gotten to the stage of putting the lid on the slow cooker, it is then simply a matter of letting it cook. You can be 'hands free' during this time and use your time achieving other tasks as dinner pretty much cooks itself 😉👍.
• Optional cook time: whilst I like to think of myself as being a fast slow cooker (I rarely use the low setting due to needing daylight to take the photos) you have the option of either 4 hours on low or 8 hours on high.
• Something different: red curry and green curry are arguably the most popular of the Thai curries. Massaman Curry is up there as well. Yellow curry is less popular, yet delicious in itself and offers you the chance to try something that you would otherwise skip or overlook on the menu.

🥗 Yellow Curry Beef Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Salt and pepper.
• Bay Leaf.
• Cinnamon stick: this is one of those warming spices that adds to the curry flavor. It is not essential (same for the bay leaf) but an added bonus for a greater depth of flavor.
• Brown sugar.
• Lime juice.
• Fish sauce.
• Yellow curry paste: this is store bought Thai Yellow Curry Paste. You will find it in the Asian foods section where the coconut milk and coconut cream tins are located.
• Onion: one large onion that we peel and dice.
• Coconut milk: this helps to make our creamy curry sauce.
• Chicken stock.
• Beef chuck.
• Potatoes: I like to use baby potatoes when making this recipe. This is so that the smaller ones can be kept whole and the larger ones sliced. They hold up really well when slow cooked and are a great way to absorb some of the delicious yellow curry sauce.

🌶️ Curry Garnishes

Then here are some curry garnish ideas that you may or may not choose to run with:

• Peanuts: roasted and salted.
• Cilantro: coriander or cilantro as it is know around the world.
• Jalapeno.
• Limes: sliced into wedges and drizzled over the top.
• Green chili.
• Beans: these get prepped at the start but added to the curry towards the end of the cook time.

😉 Substitutions and Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• Vegetables: for an alternative to the green beans you can use other green veggies like spinach or kale. For either of these add in the final 15 minutes (high) or 30 minutes (low), let wilt and stir into the curry. Or use red bell pepper like the Slow Cooker Thai Red Curry Beef (this can be added at the same time as the beans).
• Potatoes: sweet potatoes can be used in place of the washed potatoes if you wish to make this change. If choosing to do so I would peel and dice (again see the Thai Red Curry Beef) as I use them for that recipe.
• Protein: if you want to use chicken in place of the beef you can. My recommendation is boneless skinless chicken thighs to give you a juicy yellow chicken curry.
• Herbs: I like to use fresh coriander (cilantro) to garnish the dish. You can also, however, remove the stems, finely chop some of the leaves and stir these into the curry if the final stage of the cooking process. If choosing to do so I would recommending adding a tablespoon.
• Beef stock: you can use beef stock (beef broth) in place of the chicken broth if you wish to.
• Jalapenos: when garnishing you can use either thinly sliced green chili or thin sliced of jalapeno.
• Nuts: you can use roasted, salted cashews in place of the peanuts. Or omit the nuts completely.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Slow Cooker Yellow Curry

To make the slow cooker yellow curry with beef we start by preparing the vegetables.

🍳 Instructions

You will need a sharp knife and cutting board for the prep work.

• Dice the onion (Photo 1)
• Prepare the potatoes (Photo 2)
• Chop the green beans (Photo 3)
• Slice the beef (Photo 4)

• Add beef, Thai curry paste, salt and pepper (Photo 5)
• Add onion, potatoes, coated beef (Photo 6)
• Remaining ingredients (Photo 7)
• Add the cinnamon stick and bay leaf (Photo 8)

Next add the diced beef, salt, black pepper and yellow curry paste to the slow cooker insert. Stir till the beef is fully coated by the curry paste then use a wooden spoon to transfer it out of the slow cooker and into a bowl (temporarily).

Once done add the diced onion, potatoes and coated beef back to the slow cooker (layer these as such).

Then pour in the chicken stock, coconut milk, fish sauce, lime juice and brown sugar. You will see what this will look like in the photos above.

Then pop the bay leaf and cinnamon stick on top.

When these steps are done, put the slid on the slow cooker and turn the timer and temperature to high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

• Cook then stir (Photo 9)

After 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low, remove the lid and use a wooden spoon to gently stir the curry. It will look like the photo above at this point.

Next add the green beans like you see in the photo below.

• Add beans and cook (Photo 10)

After adding the beans put the lid back on and let the curry cook for a final hour on high or 2 hours on low.

Once the cook time is up, remove the lid and get ready to plate it up 😊👍.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

When it comes to serving your yellow curry, rice is an easy choice. I like to use my Microwave Coconut Rice and that is what you see throughout the photos and video in this post. Some other options are long grain white rice, Jasmine rice, basmati rice, cauliflower rice or brown rice. Or go for naan bread that will absorb the wonderful flavor of the sauce.

Garnishing curries can be great fun too and you have plenty of options like chili slices, cilantro, peanuts and or lime wedges. Simply portion into individual servings and let the whole family add their own bits and pieces.

🤓 FAQ's Slow Cooker Yellow Curry

😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes

Here I like to give you a wide idea of go-to recipes for easy weeknight meals. This selection has differing proteins, cooking methods, times and flavors. The only thing you have to decide is would you like more of the same or to be inspired with different ideas?

• More beef recipes: Beef And Bean Enchiladas, Beef Pesto Pasta, Beef Yakisoba, Beef Yaki Udon, Steak Risotto.
• More slow cooker: Slow Cooker Moroccan Lamb Shoulder, Slow Cooker Pork Belly, Slow Cooker Stuffed Pork Tenderloin.
• Other proteins: Sticky Pork Rashers, Honey Soy Pork Ribs, Easy Greek Ribs Recipe.
• More rice pairings: Baked Chicken Drumsticks And Rice, Chicken And Rice Tray Bake, Tuna And Rice Casserole, Pork Mince Fried Rice, Salmon Rice Bake.
• Pasta or noodle ideas: Fettuccine Alfredo With Tuna, Fettuccine Alfredo With Scallops, Soy Sauce Noodles, Savoury Mince Pasta, Pork Mince Noodles, Baked Rigatoni With Sausage

It is time to get our yellow curry beef on my friend. You can also find all of my dinner recipes or slow cooker recipes in the one spot.

Adrianne

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