Aromatic Coconut Beef Curry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 oz dried shiitake mushrooms, stalks removed after soaking
1 cup boiling water
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 None onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp turmeric
2 None cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 lbs rump steak, sliced
1 (14 oz) can coconut cream
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
None None crushed peanuts, to serve

Preparation

Place mushrooms in a heatproof bowl with boiling water. Stand for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Halve mushrooms and remove stalks.
Heat oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan on medium. Saute onions, garlic, turmeric and cinnamon sticks for 2-3 minutes.
Add rump steak and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until beef has browned. Stir in coconut cream, 1/2 cup mushroom liquid, fish sauce and brown sugar.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 50-60 minutes, until sauce is thick and meat is tender. If sauce becomes too thick, stir in remaining mushroom liquid. Top with peanuts.