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Coconut Curry Beef Stew with Sweet Potato

Tender chunks of chuck simmer in a fragrant ginger-curry coconut broth with silky sweet potato and wilted spinach, finished bright with lime and cilantro.

Coconut Curry Beef Stew with Sweet Potato

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb680 gBoneless beef chuckcut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 tbsp15 gCanola oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1½ tbsp10 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 2¼ cups480 gVegetable broth
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred
  • 3 medium400 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 4 cups loosely packed120 gBaby spinach
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prepare first: cube the beef chuck, dice the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, peel and cube the sweet potato, and chop the cilantro.
  2. Pat the beef chuck dry and season it with half of the salt and all of the black pepper.
  3. Heat the canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the beef chuck in two batches, about 4 minutes per batch, and move it to a plate.
  4. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion and cook 5 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
  5. Stir in the curry powder, turmeric and tomato paste and cook 1 minute until fragrant and darkened.
  6. Pour in the vegetable broth, scraping up the browned bits, then stir in the coconut milk and return the beef chuck with its juices.
  7. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 1 hour 30 minutes, stirring now and then.
  8. Add the sweet potato and the remaining half of the salt, cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes until the sweet potato and beef are fork-tender (well past 145°F (63°C)).
  9. Stir in the spinach until wilted, about 1 minute, then stir in the lime juice.
  10. Ladle into bowls and top with the cilantro.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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