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Curried Beef and Potatoes

Stir‑fried beef and potatoes in a curry sauce with onions, peppers, and tomato.

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Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Curried Beef and Potatoes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Partially freeze the beef, then thinly slice across the grain into bite-sized strips. Set aside.

  2. Boil the sliced potatoes for about 5 minutes until tender, then drain and set aside.

  3. Whisk together the beef broth, cornstarch, and salt to make the sauce; set aside.

Stir-fry and thicken

  1. Spray a wok or large skillet with cooking oil and heat over medium-high heat.

  2. Add the onion and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.

  3. Add the green or red pepper and stir-fry for about 2 minutes more until the vegetables are crisp-tender.

  4. Remove the onion and pepper mixture from the wok.

  5. Add cooking oil to the hot wok.

  6. Add the beef and curry powder to the wok.

  7. Stir-fry the beef and curry powder for 2-3 minutes until the beef is cooked.

  8. Push the beef to the side of the wok.

  9. Stir the sauce and add it to the center of the wok.

  10. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens and becomes bubbly.

Combine and finish

  1. Stir in the onion mixture, potatoes, and tomato.

  2. Cook and stir all ingredients for 1 minute until heated through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1068Calories
46 gProtein
31 gFat
150 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Potato + tomatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,798 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Beef + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,448 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Beef top round steak
Provides the main protein, which becomes tender when thinly sliced across the grain.
Cornstarch
Thickens the broth into a glossy sauce as it heats and bubbles.
Potatoes
Add starchy body and substance, holding their shape after boiling until tender.
Curry powder
Adds warm spice aroma as it is toasted in the hot oil with the beef.
Onion
Softens and sweetens during stir-frying, building flavor into the dish.
Tomato
Adds acidity and moisture that brighten the sauce.

The step that matters

Thickening the sauce. Cornstarch must be stirred into the liquid and brought to a bubble to thicken fully. Stirring it into hot oil or undissolved sauce can cause lumps or a thin, dull result.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, pepper, potato, tomato):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Carrotfits about as well
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Okrafits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, pepper, potato, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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