Country-Style Curry With Ground Beef and Green Beans

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons red curry paste
• 12 lb ground beef or 12 lb ground pork
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 3 cups chicken broth or 3 cups water
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 mediim zucchini (halved lengthwise and cut in 1 inch lengths, about 2 cups) or 2 Japanese eggplants (halved lengthwise and cut in 1 inch lengths, about 2 cups)
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 12 teaspoon salt
• handful holy basil (bai graprao) or other fresh basil leaves or cilantro leaf
• 4 limes, leaves (recipe states to use torn wild lime leaves but this is optional)

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add the garlic, and toss well.
2. Add the curry paste and cook, mashing and stirring to dissolve it, until fragrant and softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Crumble the ground beef and then add the nushrooms.
4. Cook, tossing often, untl the meat and mushrooms are browned and seasoned with the curry pasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Add the chicken broth, green beans, zucchini, lime leaves (if using), fish sauce, sugar, and salt and bring to a gentle boil.
6. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the meat is cooked.
7. Stir in the basil leaves and remove from heat.

vegetable oil, garlic, red curry, ground beef, mushrooms, chicken broth, green beans, zucchini, fish sauce, sugar, salt, handful holy basil, lime

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/country-style-curry-with-ground-beef-and-green-beans-505826 (may not work)