Name: Pressure-Cooker Thai Beef Massaman
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 500 g (1.1lb) Diced Beef; 2 small Onions (diced); 190 ml (3/4 cup) Massaman Paste; 400 ml (14 oz) Coconut milk (do not use low fat versions for this); 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp Brown sugar; 190 ml (3/4 cup) chicken stock (we used 1 chicken oxo cube); 1 Star Anise; 1 Cinnamon stick; 500 g (1lb 1oz) baby new potatoes; 2 tbsp Peanuts (crushed); 1 Chilli (sliced thinly (optional)); 1 tsp lime (juiced)

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Today we are sharing with you another fantastic recipe.
A great Pressure-Cooker Thai Beef Massaman, a unique Thai Curry.

How to make Thai Massaman in a Pressure-cooker?

Cooking this in a pressure cooker helps get it to the table that bit faster! Yet you still have soft succulent beef chunks.

Pressure Cooker Thai Beef Massaman served in a black bowl with red chilli and crushed peanuts on top

What is Massaman Curry Paste made off?

Made from a blend of Cardoman, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, pepper and mild chillies. It is available to buy in most supermarkets. Or you can make your own if you wish?

What pressure cooker can I use for Massaman Thai curry?

Follow our step by step slide show below, we used a Pressure King Pro (PKP) However, it can be cooked in an Instant Pot or other Pressure cookers.

Firstly fry of the onion and beef until just browned in fry/saute mode. If you have an older model which doesn't have this option you can fry in a pan instead. Turn off fry/saute mode.
Add in Massaman Paste and stir to coat meat and onions for a minute.
Next, add in a tin of coconut milk, fish sauce, chicken stock and brown sugar, giving it a good stir.

Diced beef and chopped onions frying in the pressure cooker pot

Diced beef,chopped onions and massamn paste cooking in the instant pot

Finally add in baby new potatoes, star anise and cinnamon stick, place lid on the pressure cooker.
Place on Meat mode (High pressure) for 15 minutes with the valve closed.
Once finished turn off pressure cooker and leave to naturally release pressure for another 15 minutes.

What to serve up with Massaman Curry?

Time to stirfry some vegetables and cook some Jasmine sticky rice and oven cook some vegetable spring rolls, perfect to serve up with Beef Massaman.

Place the rice into a small bowl and tip it upside down in the centre of a bigger bowl. Then place the Thai Beef Massaman around the rice tower.

Massaman curry being poured into a black bowl with sticky rice and red chillies on top

Crushed nuts being scattered over our pressure cooker Thai beef massaman

Cut the potatoes in half, add a sprinkle of peanuts around & some fresh chillies if extra heat is desired and lastly a squeeze of lime (optional).

Is Thai Massaman mild or hot?

The paste is rich in flavour but mild in heat. We like it this way as the kids will eat it with us but for the adults, we like to add some extra fresh chillies at the end for more of a kick.

We love this dish, Thai food is one of our favourites always bursting with rich flavours.

dipping a spring roll in the curry juices with honey and soy vegetables on the side

The sauce is perfect for dipping vegetable spring rolls into!

Pressure-Cooker Thai Beef Massaman

Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Authentic rich flavourful Thai dish commonly served in Thai restaurants. Soft tender chunks of beef cooked in coconut milk, massaman paste, stock & potatoes. Finally, a generous scattering of peanuts added. The scent alone is delicious but the taste.........pure HEAVEN! Try out our pressure cooker Thai Beef Massaman today.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Natural Release 15 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Thai

Servings people

Calories 537 kcal

Equipment

Pressure King Pro or similar Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

500 g (1.1lb) Diced Beef
2 small Onions diced
190 ml (¾ cup) Massaman Paste
400 ml (14 oz) Coconut milk do not use low fat versions for this
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
190 ml (¾ cup) chicken stock we used 1 chicken oxo cube
1 Star Anise
1 Cinnamon stick
500 g (1lb 1oz) baby new potatoes
2 tablespoon Peanuts crushed
1 Chilli sliced thinly (optional)
1 teaspoon lime juiced

Instructions

Put 1 tablespoon of oil in the Pressure Cooker on sautee/fry mode.
Add beef and onions, fry for 4 minutes until beef has just browned
Add Massaman Curry paste, stir to coat for 1 minute.
Add coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, chicken stock, star anise, cinnamon stick and baby new potatoes.
Cook on Meat mode for 15 minutes. Then allow pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with crushed peanut, serve up next to Jasmine Sticky Rice.
Optional. If you like extra kick add fresh chillies and/or a squeeze of lime.

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Nutrition

Calories: 537kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 34gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 513mgPotassium: 830mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3060IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 4mg

Keyword Beef Curry, Massaman Curry, pressure cooker, Pressure King Pro, Thai main meal

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Comments

Gloria

March 23, 2022 at 1:36 pm

This sounds like such a comforting dish. I love cooking the flavours of the world right in my kitchen. Who needs takeout when you can make this instead.

- Kay
  
  March 23, 2022 at 5:41 pm
  
  Thank you, Gloria 🙂
  This is a great comfort dish with so much flavour, it beats a takeaway you can't beat a good homemade Thai beef massaman curry 😉
  
Kayla DiMaggio

March 23, 2022 at 1:33 pm

I am a huge fan of massaman and this was so delicious! Perfect for the weeknights!

- Kay
  
  March 23, 2022 at 5:01 pm
  
  Thank you so much, Kayla 🙂
  So pleased you enjoyed our pressure cooker beef massaman, it does make a great midweek dinner 😉
  
Jerika

March 23, 2022 at 1:22 pm

Wow! this looks colorful and delicious!:) Can't wait to taste this Thai Curry with my fam.:) YUM!!!

- Kay
  
  March 23, 2022 at 4:53 pm
  
  Thank you, Jerika 🙂
  I hope you enjoy our beef massaman recipe; let us know your thoughts?
  
Lindsay Howerton-Hastings

March 23, 2022 at 11:45 am

This was one of our favorite Thai beef dinners EVER. Can't wait to try it again!

- Kay
  
  March 23, 2022 at 12:19 pm
  
  Thank you, Lindsay 🙂
  So pleased our beef massaman curry recipe is one of your favourite dinners, that's what we love to hear 😉
  Enjoy!!
  
Marcellina

March 23, 2022 at 10:37 am

Thanks for providing lots of great tips to make this recipe perfectly! Simple but so satisfying, this curry hits the spot!

- Kay
  
  March 23, 2022 at 12:14 pm
  
  Thank you, Marcellina, for the comment and rating 🙂
  Glad you like our tips on how to cook pressure cooker beef massaman, and you enjoyed our recipe 😉
  
Steve

February 20, 2020 at 6:27 pm

Made this for my wife and she loved this dish 😋
Thank you Flawless food 😀

- Kay
  
  February 20, 2020 at 10:46 pm
  
  Fantastic was that for Valentine's day?!
  
Shaun

February 17, 2020 at 8:01 am

That Thai Beef Massaman looks absolutely divine, awesome recipe, thanks for sharing.

- Kay
  
  February 17, 2020 at 9:48 pm
  
  Always our pleasure!
  
mohan kumar

February 17, 2020 at 5:03 am

Super easy to follow and quick. A very delicious meal!

- Kay
  
  February 17, 2020 at 9:47 pm
  
  Thank you, glad to hear we made it easy to follow!
  
AffiliateLabz

February 16, 2020 at 5:16 am

Great content! Super high-quality! Keep it up! 🙂

- Kay
  
  February 17, 2020 at 9:43 pm
  
  Thanks 😉