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Leftover Roast Beef Curry

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Got some leftover roast beef and wondering what to do with it? How about this delicious Leftover Roast Beef Curry? It’s quick, easy and super tasty. No leftover roast beef? No problem! Read on for how to make this easy beef curry with steak instead… #beef #leftoverbeef #beefcurry #leftoverbeefcurry #leftovers #loveyourleftovers

Got some leftover roast beef and wondering what to do with it? How about this delicious Leftover Roast Beef Curry? It’s quick, easy and super tasty. No leftover roast beef? No problem! Read on for how to make this easy beef curry with steak instead…

Leftover Roast Beef Curry

I LOVE a beautiful joint of roast beef…but it is so easy to end up with leftovers hanging about in the fridge…of course you could eat them cold with vegetables and potatoes, or have roast beef sandwiches…but one of my favourite things to do with leftover roast beef is turn it into a delicious curry.

And the best thing about using leftovers is it means making a beef curry is much quicker and easier than if you were starting from scratch – it only takes 30 minutes, perfect for a busy week night…and, of course, using roast beef means it tastes amazing!

Leftover Roast Beef Curry

I have used red peppers and sweet potato to bulk this curry out and make my leftovers stretch further, but you can use extra meat if you prefer or alternatively use a tin of chickpeas and / or some leftover cooked vegetables instead.

Leftover Roast Beef Curry

Love the look of this curry but don’t have any leftovers? No problem you can make this beef curry with steak instead – decadent I know – but worth it! Beef steak curry is utterly wonderful. And not as expensive as it might sound – served as part of a curry like this, with rice and naans, 2 small steaks will stretch to feed 4.

Simply start by cooking your steak in the normal way, and resting as you would normally do too (instructions for how I do it below in the recipe), then chop the steak into small pieces and throw them into the curry a couple of minutes before the end.

Leftover Roast Beef Curry

Alternatively you can make this curry with other leftover meats – leftover roast lamb and leftover roast chicken work particularly well. Or turn this into a vegetarian curry by using leftover cooked vegetables instead.

 

More ideas for roast beef leftovers…

Need more ideas? Check out my other leftover roast beef recipes!

Leftover Roast Beef Curry

 

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Leftover Roast Beef Curry
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Leftover Roast Beef Curry

Got some leftover roast beef and wondering what to do with it? How about this delicious Leftover Roast Beef Curry? It’s quick, easy and super tasty. No leftover roast beef? No problem! Read on for how to make this easy beef curry with steak instead…
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Course Curry, Main Course
Cuisine British, Fusion, Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 748kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 onions (red or white), diced finely
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 cm ginger
  • ½ - 1 teaspoon chilli flakes or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons cumin ground
  • 2 teaspoons coriander ground
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 1 small sweet potato (roughly 250g / 9oz), chopped into 1cm / ½ inch cubes (ish!)
  • 1 red pepper chopped into 1cm / ½ inch chunks (ish!)
  • 1 tin coconut milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 600 g leftover beef chopped into bitesize pieces (or 2 x 300g steaks – see notes)
  • Juice of half a lime plus extra for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander/cilantro plus extra for garnish
  • Rice and / or naans to serve

Instructions

  • Place the onions and olive oil in a wide, deep saucepan or frying pan and cook gently over a low heat for 5 minutes or until soft, but not brown. Stir occasionally.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and all the spices and cook for 1 minute – add a splash of water if it gets too dry.
  • Add the tomato puree and stir to combine, then add the sweet potato, red pepper, coconut milk, salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes until the sweet potato is soft.
  • Add the beef and cook for a further 3-5 minutes until the beef is piping hot all the way through (but don’t overcook!)
  • Add the juice of half a lime and the coriander leaves and stir.
  • Serve with rice and/or naans and use the extra limes and coriander as garnish.

Notes

To make this with steak, heat a griddle or frying pan until smoking hot. Meanwhile lightly coat the steak with oil. Place the steak on the hot pan and cook for 1 minute each side. Lower the heat and cook the steak for 1-2 minutes each side, depending on thickness.
Remove the steak from the pan and allow to rest for 5 minutes, then chop into bitesize pieces.
Make the curry as above and then add the steak pieces to the curry instead of the leftover roast beef.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Leftover Roast Beef Curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 748 Calories from Fat 531
% Daily Value*
Fat 59g91%
Saturated Fat 31g194%
Cholesterol 106mg35%
Sodium 165mg7%
Potassium 1101mg31%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 10495IU210%
Vitamin C 46.6mg56%
Calcium 91mg9%
Iron 8.4mg47%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
Tried this recipe?I'd love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comments below.

 

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  1. Rebecca Smith says

    17th October 2017 at 9:59 am

    Yet another winner of a curry recipe Eb, I love the fact that I can get two meals out of one and this is perfect. Beef for dinner this Sunday…curry Monday xxx #RecipeoftheWeek

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      17th October 2017 at 10:03 am

      Aw thanks Rebecca 🙂 Yep, that is my thinking exactly… roast beef Sunday, curry Monday – brilliant!! And roast beef curry tastes soooo good. Eb x

      Reply
  2. Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says

    17th October 2017 at 3:16 pm

    This looks so appetizing! Yum! Thanks for sharing, Eb!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      17th October 2017 at 6:52 pm

      Thanks Jhuls…it’s a really tasty one! Eb x

      Reply
  3. Nicole says

    18th October 2017 at 1:17 am

    I am really starting to love curries because of you! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      18th October 2017 at 9:39 am

      Oh I am so pleased to hear that – thank you! 😀 Eb x

      Reply
  4. Corina Blum says

    18th October 2017 at 3:03 pm

    This looks so good – I just love all the bright colours in and it’s perfect for using up leftover roast beef. It’s definitely making me want to make traditional sunday lunch soon just so I can make curry afterwards! Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      19th October 2017 at 9:31 am

      Thank you! You know me – just love colourful food 😀 Haha – yeah quite a lot of people have said to me they are inspired to make roast beef just so they can have this afterwards…if beef sales are up this weekend we’ll know why 😉 Eb x

      Reply
  5. ema says

    19th October 2017 at 3:56 pm

    that looks so good – and always great to have new recipes for leftovers. Yum!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      19th October 2017 at 7:22 pm

      Thanks Ema 🙂 I have a good stock of leftovers recipes on EPF and, don’t worry – I will keep them coming! Eb x

      Reply
  6. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says

    21st October 2017 at 4:14 pm

    I ADORE leftover curry! Whenever we have leftovers from a Sunday dinner everyone asks for a curry. This looks so good! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      23rd October 2017 at 2:19 pm

      It’s a good’un isn’t it – worth making extra roast beef just to be sure you have plenty of leftovers for a good curry! Eb x

      Reply
  7. Chloe says

    22nd October 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Oh, what a great way to use the leftover meats from the Sunday roast. I cant wait to try this #freefromfriday

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      23rd October 2017 at 2:20 pm

      Thanks Chloe – would love to know how you get on if you try it 😀 Eb x

      Reply
  8. Mel says

    28th October 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I always make fajitas or curry with leftover chicken roast, but I have never done it with leftover beef. Great idea, and it looks delicious. I love a dinner that is ready is 30 minutes or less 🙂 Thanks for joining in with #FreeFromFridays.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      30th October 2017 at 10:30 am

      Thanks Mel – you should so make curry with leftover beef – it’s the best!! 😀 Eb x

      Reply
  9. Mark Arrowsmith says

    29th December 2017 at 6:38 pm

    I am trying to do more cooking and seeing this inspired me to try this and it worked really well. My wife who is a really good cook liked so all good. Just needs more sauce for me so would like to know how to do that.
    Also we have left over. Can we save that in the fridge aswell and re-heat? My wife thinks not but thought I would see what you think? The beef had been cooked 4 days before I made the curry.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      30th December 2017 at 5:51 pm

      Hi Mark – thank you so much for this lovely comment. I am really pleased my recipe inspired you…and it met with your wife’s approval! It means so much to me to know my recipes are being made and enjoyed 😀 To make the curry with a little more sauce, you have a couple of options…you could simply add a little water at the same time as the coconut milk, or you could add extra coconut milk. Not knowing quite how much sauce you would like, I can’t give an exact quantity, but I suggest trying about 200ml (if going for the water option, simply half fill the empty coconut milk tin with water.) You might find that this dilutes the flavour a little and you therefore want to add a little extra of the spices etc.

      As regards reheating food that has already been reheated…it’s a good question, it’s not something I generally do so I looked it up…it seems that you can reheat most foods more than once, but you need to ensure you are reheating it to a high enough temperature (75C) and still abiding by the length of time recommended for keeping that meat in the fridge for after cooking (the first time) – so up to 4 days for beef. This is where I got my information from: https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2017/04/03/how-many-times-can-you-reheat-leftovers – it’s quite an interesting article!

      However I would always advise erring on the side of caution if you are unsure – it’s sad to throw away leftovers, but far better than getting food poisoning!

      Hope that helps – Eb 🙂

      Reply
  10. dannie says

    25th June 2018 at 9:50 am

    beef curries are always my favourite dish,our local favourite side dish known as chapati would do justice to this meal.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      26th June 2018 at 9:45 am

      Oooh yes – this would be lovely with chapatis! Thanks for all your kind comments. Eb 🙂

      Reply
  11. Cassie says

    10th October 2018 at 4:33 pm

    Fantastic recipe! I had leftover pumpkin puree and roast beef. I used the pumpkin instead of sweet potato- simply awesome!!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      16th October 2018 at 10:14 am

      Thanks Cassie! I love the idea of using pumpkin instead of sweet potato – sounds delicious!! Eb 🙂

      Reply
  12. Debs says

    25th March 2019 at 12:01 pm

    This was my first attempt at one of your recipes as I’ve only just discovered your wonderful website. It was a last minute meal so I didn’t have all of the ingredients but I was able to improvise well enough. My hubby is a real curry lover and loves it really spicy. My Mum enjoys curry flavours but not too spicy. I usually use a jar of curry sauce as it’s convenient and usually milder for Mum. However, I am so pleased I tried this from scratch. 3 empty plates and lots of great comments. The flavour was amazing and very authentic. It was spicy but not too spicy. Mum had a big dollop of Greek yoghurt to balance the spice. I didn’t have leftover beef so I used 2 beef steaks. I cooked it in my pressure king pro (my new bff) so it only took 25 minutes (plus prep time and pressure release). This is definitely one I will use time and again. I look forward to trying many more of your recipes. Thank you so much! 🙂

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      27th March 2019 at 1:02 pm

      Hi Debs, thank you for this lovely comment! I’m so pleased you and your family enjoyed this so much. Love you pressure cooker tip! Eb 🙂

      Reply
  13. Dave Vin says

    28th December 2019 at 7:56 pm

    Just made this, was the exeptional, has made it in to my own recipe folder, definitely be making this again. Thank you

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      31st December 2019 at 4:59 pm

      Yay! I am so pleased to hear this. I know that making it into a recipe file or folder is high praise indeed! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know. Eb 🙂

      Reply
  14. Emer O'Shea says

    19th August 2022 at 10:22 am

    This recipe is my all time favourite even though I don’t use left over meat. I generally cook a chicken breast beforehand and then add it to the sauce….delish!!! It is also a great dish for batch cooking and freezing. The combination of spices is spot on….it has become my Go-to dish!!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      19th August 2022 at 2:51 pm

      Yay! I am so happy to hear you like this recipe so much – love the idea of doing it with chicken. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review… and especially for the 5 star rating!

      Reply
  15. Sue Kingwell-Edwards says

    30th December 2023 at 12:35 am

    Made this tonight, didn’t have any high hopes of it being a 2 or 3 star, but needed to make something tasty and quickly, also had quite a bit of top rump roast beef to use up. Well luckily i had all of the required ingredients, got to work on it, the aroma was very promising, oh i also had about 130gms of roasted red peppers to use up so i chopped them and added them too. All i can say is … A Big Thank You ! That was absolutely delicious , it’s safely in my favourite recipes file , Five Star, thanks again , compliments all round tonight .

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      30th December 2023 at 5:13 pm

      Aw, yay – I am so happy to hear this! Thank you for this lovely review… and especially the 5* rating! 😀

      Reply

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