Slow Cooker Beef Curry with Kūmara and Spinach

Set the slow cooker in the morning and come home to this warming family meal full of flavour.

Ingredients

• 750 grams beef, diced (gravy, chuck or blade steak work well)
• 2 tablespoons curry paste, such as Rogan Josh or Korma curry paste
• 1 1/2 cups low-salt beef stock (or 1 stock cube and 1 cup water)
• 1/2 cup low-fat coconut milk
• 400 grams orange-fleshed kūmara or pumpkin, diced
• 1/2 packet frozen spinach

Method

• Turn slow cooker onto LOW to pre-warm while you prepare the ingredients.
• Add meat and kūmara or pumpkin to the slow cooker.
• In a bowl stir together curry paste, beef stock and coconut milk. Pour into the slow cooker, stir to mix and cover with the lid.
• Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or on HIGH for 3½ to 4 hours without lifting the lid.
• Once the cooking time is finished, check the beef for tenderness and cook for longer if required (you can turn the slow cooker onto HIGH to hurry it along).
• Before serving stir in the spinach leaves, cover and cook a further few minutes until the spinach has wilted.
• Serve with boiled or steamed rice.