Ready Time: 5 hrs 35 mins

Preparation Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Cooking Time: 4 hrs 20 mins

Serves: 4

 

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Matt Wilkinson
Head Chef and Owner of Pope Joan

Late 2010 saw Matt depart Circa to open the café Pope Joan, in East Brunswick Melbourne, with business partner Ben Foster. With its strong emphasis on locally-grown and seasonal fare, with a distinctly British twist, Pope Joan soon became a destination. Three years on and Pope Joan has a fantastic little produce store called Hams and Bacon, Matt has published 2 books Mr Wilkinson’s Favourite Vegetables and Mr Wilkinson’s Simply Dressed Salads and has contributed regularly to Delicious Magazine
 

Ingredients

Marinade

Curry

Method

  1. Place the beef in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix well with the mustard oil, chilli powder, turmeric, and salt. Allow to sit for an hour, longer if possible or you could even do the day before.
  2. To make the curry, place EasySear pan onto stovetop and preheat for 2 to 3 minutes on medium high heat. Add the olive oil and brown beef until golden brown, 3-4 minutes, Add the onions, ginger, and garlic and sweat down till tender (about 4-6 minutes).
  3. At this point, add the sugar and spices and cook out for 2-3 minutes. Add the malt vinegar and reduce to a glaze.
  4. Stir in the yoghurt and tin of tomatoes and bring up to the boil.
  5. Place EasySear pan back into the slow cooker base. Cover with lid, turn Temperature Control Dial to “2” setting and cook for 3 1/2 – 4 hours or if you want to put on before work, place on low and cook for 7 hours.