Jamaican Curry Beef Ribs With Papaya & Mango

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 lbs short rib of beef, bones removed, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (apprx 1 1/2 lbs meat after bone removal)
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 4 tablespoons yellow curry paste
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, finely diced, seeded and membranes removed
• 3 cups sweet potatoes or 3 cups yams, 1/4-inch bite size slices, steamed until just tender
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (19 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice (uncooked)
• 2 tablespoons sugar or 2 tablespoons sugar substitute
• 3/4 cup fresh papaya, cut in 1/2-inch dice
• 3/4 cup fresh mango, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 4 tablespoons fine shredded dried coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rub the lime juice into the beef cubes.
• 2 place the limed beef and curry paste in a large bowl or zip lock bag, mix well to coat the beef with the curry and let it rest 1 hour or longer.
• 3 mix the mango & papaya together, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 4 heat oil in a large skillet medium heat, brown the curried beef . stir as you are browning the beef, be careful not to burn.
• 5 add onions, cook until the onions are translucent and starting to brown, add garlic and jalapenos.
• 6 continue to cook 5 minutes, stir at least once.
• 7 pour in the tomatoes, cover with a lid and simmer 45 minutes.
• 8 just a few minutes before serving add the cooked sweet potatoes, mix well, heat through.
• 9 meanwhile cook your rice using your favorite method stir in the sugar or sugar substitute while cooking, mix well ( if you are boiling the rice in water add sugar to the water while cooking).
• 10 serve the curried beef over the rice topped with the papaya/mango mixture.
• 11 sprinkle coconut on top if you wish
• 12 enjoy!