This popular dish, with strong Chinese overtones, has a thick rich sauce, perfect with a bowl of rice. The sauce works just as well with pork or chicken.

Sauce
1 tin coconut cream (reserve 3T for the garnish, see below)
3T fish sauce
1T sugar

1T oil
2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
1 pepper, seeded and thinly sliced

3-4T Massaman or yellow curry paste
±1kg sirloin or rump or stewing steak, sliced into ±5mm strips, across the grain
1 cup roasted peanuts, ground

Garnish
3T coconut cream (see above)
3T chopped coriander leaves

Sauce
1.    Mix together the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
2.    Heat the oil in a large wok or pan. Add the onion and pepper, and stir-fry for ±2 minutes.
3.    Add the curry paste and cook for ±1 minute.
4.    Add the beef and sauté on high, until just browned (do not overcook).
5.    Add the sauce and cook until it is thick. Add the ground peanuts and cook for 2 minutes.
To serve
6.    Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with the coconut cream and shredded coriander leaves.

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Wickedfood Cooking School in Johannesburg runs cooking classes throughout the year at its purpose-built cooking studios. Cooking classes are run in the mornings and evenings 7 days a week (subject to a minimum of 12 people). This team building venue is also popular for corporate events and private functions – team building cooking classes, birthdays, kitchen teas, and dinner parties with a difference.

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