There are worse ways to spend your time than making a slow-cooked beef curry. Head to O Tama Carey’s black-braised brisket for a rich Sri Lankan-style curry that’s dark and brooding with blackened spices and tamarind. For old-school British charm, whip up the beef sausage curry with coconut rice. As for the title of the one beef curry to rule them all, it’s a tight contest between Indonesia’s beef rendang and Thailand’s beef and potato Massaman curry. Which curry will win? There’s only one way to find out.
Here are our best recipes for beef curry.