Indonesian Slut
For the curry paste, place all ingredients except oil into the chopper bowl of the food processor and process until finely chopped. Pour in oil and process until smooth; set aside.
Place the slow cooker pan onto a gas or electric cook top and heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Add one quarter of the beef and cook, stirring, until browned; remove and repeat with remaining oil and beef.
Reduce heat to medium and stir in curry paste. Cook 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
Place slow cooker pan into housing; return all beef to pan and toss to coat in curry paste.
NOTE: If your slow cooker pan is ceramic, seal the meat in a pan with the curry paste, then add to the slow cooker pan
Add cardamom, cinnamon, water and potatoes. Cover and cook on High 4-5 hours or Low 7-8 hours.
In the last hour of cooking stir through coconut milk, tamarind and coriander.
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt or extra tamarind.
Slow Cooker Indonesian Chicken with Peanut Sauce
It's funny how when people talk about an event as happy as the birth of
your first child, it can sound a lot like a death sentence. We've been
getting a lot of great advice from people, and one piece of advice that
we get frequently is to enjoy this time with each other because this
will be the last time we are alone together again. Ever. No more alone
time. Got that? None. It always sounds so final and so ominous. And this
is from people who love having children. Still, when you think about
how much our life is going to change in the next few weeks, I can see
why people would tell us to soak up the time together while we can.
In any case, that's what we've been doing lately. I'm still working, but
in the evenings we're just trying to spend time together and not get
caught up in too many chores or cleaning tasks. (Okay, so maybe it's me
who is making more of a change than my husband.) We've been eating out a
little more so I don't have to spend time cooking and I'm letting the
mess that is our basement stay that way for a little while.
I do have to cook occasionally so I have food to bring to work for
lunch, so when I saw this easy slow cooker recipe on Natalie's site,
I decided to make it. Not only did it come together as quickly as I was
hoping it would, but it tasted wonderful, too. I'm a big fan of peanut
sauces and this one is very good. It's not overly peanutty, but it has a
great blend of flavors and keeps the chicken moist and juicy. I like
the peas and carrots for the sweet flavor they add, and I added just a
splash of lime juice to brighten the meal up at the end. I would
definitely suggest that you don't skip adding the chopped peanuts and
cilantro when you serve the dish because they round out the flavor and
the peanuts add crunchiness. In all, it was a delicious meal that took
less than 10 minutes to prepare, leaving me plenty of time for those
last few moments alone with my husband.
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