Thai red curry
A spicy little curry that's ready in only 20 minutes - there's enough for four, but you can easily double the quantities
Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 20 mins
- To make the paste, put all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz really well until you have a smooth paste. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large wok or frying pan, fry the paste for a few minutes until it becomes fragrant then add the coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then add the meat and vegetables of your choice and simmer; chicken, beef or pork will take 5-8 minutes; prawns and fish about 2-3 minutes; vegetables such as squash or pumpkin, courgettes, peppers, baby corn, green beans, aubergine or carrots will take about 5 minutes; and spring onions, mange tout or spinach will need only a minute.
Know-how
Don't be put off by the long ingredients list: the supermarket should have this lot. This paste is very quick to make; there's enough for four but you can double the quantities. It will keep in the fridge for up to a week and it's fine to freeze, too.
Per serving
312 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 6.5g, fat 20.8 g, saturated fat 14.5g, fibre 0.5g, salt 1.31 g
Recipe from olive magazine, October 2005.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 20 mins
Ingredients
- vegetable oil or sunflower oil
- 400g tin coconut milk
- chicken or beef, pork, fish, peeled prawns and vegetables about 500g in total; cut the meat and fish into bite-sized pieces and veg into smaller pieces or slices so it all cooks through quickly
CURRY PASTE
- 3 shallots , roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 long red chillies ,deseeded (leave some in if you like it hot)
- a walnut sized piece of ginger , peeled and chopped
- 1 lime , zested and juiced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (this can be replaced with light soy sauce for vegetarians)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- lemongrass stalk, roughly chopped
Per serving
312 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 6.5g, fat 20.8 g, saturated fat 14.5g, fibre 0.5g, salt 1.31 g
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