Indonesian prawn and green bean curry

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• Maria Budgen

  06 September 2011

  Maria Budgen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'd planned to make a prawn curry of some sort tonight and when I spotted this recipe highlighted on GF, decided to go for it, as we had virtually all the ingredients to hand as we make a fair few thai and indian dishes. The only thing I didn't have was lemongrass, and the sauce did need an extra something, as I found it too sweet as it was. I therefore added a couple of tablespoons of lime juice which worked perfectly and gave the curry a nice tang, plus ground black pepper at the end. I also added some extra veg (baby corn and sliced red pepper) to help with our 5 a day. Other half enjoyed it too, so will make again as it's a nice quick supper.

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• Ilikecats

  09 September 2011

  Ilikecats commented on this recipe

  Im a non-cooky kind of person but stumbled upon GF and thought "what the hell" lets try out the Indonesian prawn thai green curry (with green beans) I dont like green beans but i didn't let this put me off... I substituted the green beans for a packet of baby sweetcorn and some red peppers (as advised by fellow prawn curry cook Maria Budgen...) Unfortunately, our local tesco metro had neither lemongrass, shrimp paste, or palm sugar. Undeterred, I took the prawn by the horns and gave it a bash anyway... ...I con confirm that the curry was both delicious and satisfying :) Despite the fact that it had regualr sugar instead of plam sugar, crab paste instead of shrimp paste and grass instead of lemongrass (lol). I would absolutely cook this again. I just wish I had someone to share it with. LOL! ;@)

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• Helenka

  12 September 2011

  Helenka commented on this recipe

  Dead easy and delicious. I didn't have shrimp paste, so left it out. Am making again tonight but adding more curry to give it more of a kick.

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• Lynsey

  14 September 2011

  Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  bit faffy having to take out the Lemongrass to eat! but that's just being fussy! lovely, full of flavour and will definitely make again :)

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• Susan

  15 September 2011

  Susan commented on this recipe

  I left out the shrimp paste, put in the juice of a lime as suggested before and used chicken. Delicious!

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• Susan

  15 September 2011

  Susan commented on this recipe

  Left out shrimp paste and used chicken. Added the juice of a lime as suggested before. Not for a special occasion, went down a treat.

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• Belkey

  20 September 2011

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this was nice enough, but we thought the sauce was a bit thin.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  27 September 2011

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was okay but I found the sauce a little too sticky and cloying.

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• Stevie B

  04 February 2012

  Stevie B rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great recipe; quick and easy and, importantly, tasty. I used hot curry powder which I thought when tasting had made it too hot, but when it came to eating I actually thought a little heat from a chili wouldn't have been too much. Next time, I think I will throw in a small, whole chili, unchopped, to give a bit of extra flavour and kick. I also think a little lime juice, as some have already suggested, would be a great addition.

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Ingredients

• vegetable oil
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• ginger , finely grated to make 1 tbsp
• 2 garlic cloves , finely grated
• ½ tsp shrimp paste (optional)
• 1 stick lemongrass , halved and bashed well with a rolling pin
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
• 1 tbsp medium curry powder
• 1 x 400g can reduced fat coconut milk
• 150g fine green beans , trimmed
• 200g large raw prawns , defrosted if frozen
• 1 red chilli , sliced (optional)

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 mins

Ingredients

• vegetable oil
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• ginger , finely grated to make 1 tbsp
• 2 garlic cloves , finely grated
• ½ tsp shrimp paste (optional)
• 1 stick lemongrass , halved and bashed well with a rolling pin
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
• 1 tbsp medium curry powder
• 1 x 400g can reduced fat coconut milk
• 150g fine green beans , trimmed
• 200g large raw prawns , defrosted if frozen
• 1 red chilli , sliced (optional)

PER SERVING

390 kcalories, protein 22.4g, carbohydrate 22.8g, fat 23.9 g, saturated fat 13.3g, fibre 4.4g, salt 0.89 g

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