Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry Recipe

Name: Slow Cooker Beef Curry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 245 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Braising steak; 200 g Curry spice paste; 2 Onions (Peeled and chopped); 4 Cloves Garlic (Peeled and chopped); 1 Inch piece Fresh ginger (Peeled and chopped finely); 2 tbsp Ground cumin; 400 g Tin of tomatoes; 2 tsp Garam Masala; 1 tsp Sea salt; 1 Beef stock cube; 100 g Spinach leaves; 2 tsp Garam Masala; 4 tbsp Mango chutney

By Sarah Rossi

on Feb 09, 2021, Updated Nov 15, 2023

4.95 from 504 votes

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This Slow Cooker Beef Curry is mixed up in just 5 minutes. A tasty ‘fakeaway’ it also happens to be light and healthy.

Slow Cooker Beef Curry recipe with spinach

Oh hi new favourite Friday night dish! This fakeaway is the perfect throw in a slow cooker in the morning and come home to delicious smells by dinner time.

This Slow Cooker Beef Curry doesn’t use any cream or coconut milk so it’s also is lighter and lower in fat than your usual takeaway.

You have LOVED my Slow Cooker Chicken Curry recipe as it’s so simple to prepare, I decided it was about time to update my beef curry version to make it as easy as possible.

This recipe also freezes well, and you can adjust the spice level to suit all of the family.

You’ll love this Slow Cooker Beef Curry because:

✅ It’s packed with vegetables and a tasty sauce.

✅ Hardly any preparation, no need to brown the beef.

✅ Freezes brilliantly, cook once, eat twice!

Easy slow cooker beef curry recipe with spinach and tomatoes

FAQs about the Slow Cooker Beef Curry recipe:

What is the best cut of beef for the Slow Cooker Beef Curry?

I use ‘Braising Steak’, which is the name supermarkets and butchers use for a few different cuts of beef that need slow cooking.

These include chuck, skirt, leg and flank.

It’s also sometimes labelled as Stewing Steak. Any of these cuts that need to be cooked slowly are fine for this recipe.

Do I really not need to brown the beef before cooking in the slow cooker?

If you want to get scientific, the reason we brown meat before slow cooking, is because it causes a Maillard reaction. The process of frying, heating it very hot until it browns, changes the flavour compounds in the meat, basically adding a depth of flavour.

Does it add something to most slow cooked dishes? Yes. Is it vital in this dish, which is packed with other flavour? No.

If you want to brown the meat, it will add another level of delicious flavour BUT I feel that sometimes we need a super quick preparation dinner and it’s worth sacrificing maybe 10% of extra flavour?

Raw ingredients ready to be cooked with meat tomatoes and spices

I don’t have any curry paste, can I use curry powder?

Yes, depending on your curry powder and your taste, you’ll need to use 3 – 4 tbsp of curry powder instead of the paste.

I would say, I think the paste does work better than powder in this recipe though as unlike in a Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, beef does need a really robust flavour to complement it.

What can you serve with Beef Curry?

You can serve all of the usual curry accompaniments with this Beef Curry.

Rice, poppadums, yoghurt with some mint mixed through and a salad of tomatoes and cucumber works really well.

My easy flatbreads would be soooo amazing dunked in!

Fancy some other easy Slow Cooker recipes ?

Super Simple Slow Cooker Chicken Curry – This is one of the most loved recipes on this site, over 175 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!

Slow Cooker ‘Roast’ Gammon Ham – Such an easy and yummy Sunday roast joint.

Slow Cooker ‘Roast’ Beef Joint – Another super simple and delicious roast joint, complete with gravy.

Hope you enjoy this recipe. I’d love to know how you got on and what you thought of it if you make this recipe. Please rate the recipe using the ⭐️ below!

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This post was originally published on March 28, 2018 and updated on February 9, 2021.

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Batch Cook, Beef, Curry, Diced Beef Recipes, Freezer Friendly, Main Courses, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Slow Cooker Beef, Slow Cooker Curries

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