thai beef curry

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A spicy, authentic Thai green curry for your slow cooker that's ideal for taking the last-minute stress out of entertaining

2-3 tbsp groundnut oil
2kg beef short ribs (bone-in ribs left whole), or brisket, cut into large chunks
large bunch coriander
2 lemongrass stalks, 1 bashed, 1 roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1-2 green chillies, roughly chopped, deseeded if you like
2cm-piece galangal or ginger, peeled and chopped
50ml rice wine vinegar
50ml fish sauce
2 tbsp palm or light brown sugar
400g can coconut milk
2 star anise
6 lime leaves
juice 2 limes, plus wedges to serve

Heat a little of the oil in a large pan and brown the beef in batches, removing to a plate after, reserving any juices. If your slow cooker has a browning function, use this instead. Meanwhile, in a mini chopper or food processor, whizz half the coriander, the chopped lemongrass, garlic, chillies and galangal with the rest of the oil until you have a rough paste.
Turn the slow cooker to High. Heat the paste for a few mins, then add the beef and all the remaining ingredients, apart from the remaining coriander and lime juice. Turn slow cooker to Low and cook for 8 hrs, or until the meat is falling off the bone.
If using beef ribs, remove bones from the beef, then shred the meat with 2 forks. If the sauce is too thin, strain it off and boil it to reduce. Stir in the remaining coriander and lime juice, then season with more fish sauce or sugar.