Recipe Courtesy of LEON, One Pot cookbook
There is nothing quite like the flavors of an authentic Thai dish. There is always some spice, a touch of sweetness, crunch and something acidic. Take this easy shrimp red curry for example; the base of this dish is coconut milk and red curry paste, which is made up of lemongrass, chilies, peppercorns, coriander, cumin and a few other flavors. Then in goes a touch of garlic, fish sauce, fresh ginger, fresh basil, and lime juice for that acidic hit. Finished off with a sprinkling of salty peanuts and served over jasmine rice, a curry dish like this one comes together in no time at all, and is unforgettably delightful.
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‘Quick Prawn Red Curry’
Ingredients:
- Recipe Courtesy of LEON, One Pot cookbook*
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Thai red curry psate
- 200 ml coconut milk (14.5 oz can)
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 12 fresh basil leaves
- 1 Tablespoon roasted unsalted peanuts, crushed (use as many as you wish, I did!)
- 1 lb. shrimp
- A squeeze of fresh lime juice
- 1 large red chili, finely slivered
Directions:
- In a wok or a pan, heat the oil and fry the garlic until lit just begins to brown. Add in the curry paste and stir in well, until you can really smell it.
- Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Add a cup of water as well and bring back to the boil. Add in the sugar and the fish sauce and stir in well.
- Add the ginger, basil and the peanuts, stirring well. Then stir in the shrimp. They will turn pink when they are cooked through – in no more than a minute or two.
- Add in the lime juice, then turn out into a serving dish. Garnish with the slivered chili, and a few more leaves of basil. Serve with jasmine rice.
Tagged: coconut milk, cous cous, curry, fish sauce, fresh basil, garlic, ginger, LEON, lime juice, One Pot, peanuts, prawns, red chili, red curry, red curry paste, shrimp, Thai
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