On a hot skillet place onion, chilli, oil stir fry until onions are translucent; now add parsley, stir turn heat off, cool, add ginger garlic paste, Chinese 5 spice, pepper and grind to a fine paste, you can use a little coconut milk in the grinding process.
In a hot pan on medium heat pour in the paste, stirring constantly, cook the paste until it changes color about 10 minutes stirring constantly, now add beef stir mixture to coat beef well, add potatoes, peas and water, check for seasoning, cover and let it cook until meat and potatoes are cooked, this will depend on the type of meat you use, alternatively you could use a pressure cooker instead of a pan and cook for 2 whistles about 10-15 minutes
Turn heat off, let pressure cool before opening, stir in remaining coconut milk, garnish with a sprig of parsley and serve. You could enjoy with steamed rice or sour dough bread to soak up the sauce.
