Curried Beef without stock

Curry paste: 6 dried puya or 3 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 lemongrass stalk, bottom 4" only, tough outer layer removed,[...]

2 lbs boneless beef stew meat , trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes 2 lbs red potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces 1 medium onion , chopped 3/4[...]

2 lbs boneless beef stew meat , trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes 2 lbs red potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces 1 medium onion , chopped 3/4[...]