Beef Smoore Sri Lankan Mas Ismoru Recipes

SRI LANKAN BEEF SMORE

Steps:

• Pat the meat dry and sprinkle lightly with salt and lots of black pepper.
• Set a small cast-iron or other heavy frying pan over medium heat. When very hot, sprinkle in the coriander, cumin, fennel, and fenugreek seeds. Stir for 30 seconds or so until the spices just start to emit a roasted aroma. Empty onto a piece of paper towel, and, when cooled off a bit, grind the spices in a clean coffee grinder or crush in a mortar.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Pour the oil into an ovenproof casserole-type pan and set over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the meat and brown on all sides. Remove to a plate. Add the cinnamon, onions, ginger, and garlic. Stir and cook 4-5 minutes. Add the vinegar, stock, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the beef as well as its accumulated juices. Bring to a boil, stirring the sauce. Cover and place in oven. Cook, basting and turning every 20 minutes or so, about 2-2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove pan from oven. Add the coconut milk, stir, and bring to a simmer before serving.

BEEF SMOORE (SRI LANKAN) "MAS ISMORU"

Steps:

• Pierce the meat well with a skewer and put in a large saucepan with all the ingredients except the thick coconut milk and ghee.
• Cover and simmer gently until meat is tender, approximately 11/2 - 2 hours.
• Add thick coconut milk and cook uncovered for 15 minutes longer.
• Lift meat out on to a serving dish.
• If the gravy is too thin reduce it by boiling rapidly uncovered.
• Put gravy into a bowl.
• Rinse the pan to remove any gravy, return to the stove and heat the ghee in it.
• Fry meat on all sides, pour gravy over the meat and heat through.
• Serve.