Thai red curry

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

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 mins

Method

  1. 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.
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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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  • 31 October 2007

    Kimberley rated this recipe

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  • 02 May 2008

    Naomibrook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really delicious and the paste was as easy as they said it would be, will definitely do this again!

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  • 19 June 2008

    HappyCook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cooked this for my husband and our friends and it was simple & easy to do. It REALLY was quick, the flavour wasn't too hot as this was the first time I had cooked with fresh chillies. I only used half the quanity of coconut milk and used creme faiche which makes it just as creamy. I have since cooked this dish several times & each time its a great hit.

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  • 03 July 2008

    Annette rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I stupidly tried to halve this recipe and the curry paste was a disaster - there just wasn't enough bulk in the processor to get it into a smooth paste, and it smelt kinda weird too... also had to schlep out to the Chinese supermarket to get lemon grass, though the larger Tesco stores do seem to stock it dried I've found.

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  • 04 July 2008

    Elina rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Easy to make and tastes good! Sauce was very hot even I didn't put any fresh chili seeds in it, so next time I'm going to use only two chilis instead of three. Unfortunately I couldn't find any lemon grass from my super market, so the taste was kind of missing something. I added one chicken stock cube and used thai basilica instead. Going to find lemon grass next time.

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  • 13 July 2008

    Maggie commented on this recipe

    I've made this recipe several times now and it's a firm favourite! It is quick and easy and very tasty! Asda do a Thai selection pack in their fresh veg section for about 95p. It contains green bird eye chillies,lemongrass,shallots,garlic & galangal ginger which covers the ingredients well except for the red chillies which are pretty cheap too. Remember to take some of the seeds out of the chillies!!

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  • 14 July 2008

    Nick Javens commented on this recipe

    I think that the recipe means 3 long red chillies DE-SEEDED! And then leave some in for extra heat. That way you get the flavour and colour of the chillies without the heat of the seeds. There are quite a few mistakes in some of these recipies so take care! Great tasting dish though.

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  • 14 July 2008

    Nick Javens commented on this recipe

    I think that the recipe means 3 long red chillies DE-SEEDED! And then leave some in for extra heat. That way you get the flavour and colour of the chillies without the heat of the seeds. There are quite a few mistakes in some of these recipes so take care! Great tasting dish though.

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  • 09 August 2008

    Kate rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely - really easy to make and very very tasty. I added 2 chillies with seeds which gave it the perfect kick for us. Used lemongrass herb blend in a tube which was fine. Will definitely be making again. Top marks!

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  • 07 October 2008

    neets rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely - made this for friends last night, went down like a treat, they loved it, so easy to make, will be making it again!

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  • 09 October 2008

    Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice. Thought it was lacking a bit of 'umph' though and i do not mean chilli. Maybe more soya sauce and shallots. But would definitely recommend.

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  • 07 December 2008

    Preya rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious!!

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  • 09 December 2008

    Dawn commented on this recipe

    This recipe is so easy to make and tastes so fresh. I used rock salmon and also used two small green chillies with a few seeds left in (I had no red chillies available) - whilst it had a kick to it it did not taste too hot. I have also double the paste ingredients and frozen it in ice cube trays. A complete novice would be able to make this curry.

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  • 18 March 2009

    JOOLES commented on this recipe

    Sinsburys do a brilliant fish mix on their fresh Fish counter, instead of using meat aswell in this dish, do you think it would be ok to just user 500g of this so i have just a fish curry, what does everyone think???????

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  • 23 March 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Enjoyed making this but there just wasn't enough spice. Tasted fresh but not at all like curry.

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  • 03 April 2009

    soflara rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just made this and it was incredibly easy. I only used one chilli but it was a hot one and gave perfect spice. The curry paste was easy to make and smelled incredible and I put a red pepper in it too for colour. However next time I make this I would use a bit more coconut milk as there wasn't quite enough sauce and the coconut flavour didn't really come through (I think because the curry paste was so flavoursome) I made it with chicken and used baby corn, red pepper, spring onion, aubergine, bean sprouts and fresh corriander leaves to garnish.

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    04 April 2009

    Rog rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really delicious. I used chicken, green beans and carrots and it was fantastic. It compared very favourably with similar dishes I've eaten in Thai restaurants. I'll definitely be doing this one again.

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  • 05 July 2009

    Buttercup rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Both my husband and I loved this, prefered this recipe because of making paste from scratch. I used monkfish and it was just perfect. Have made it a few times now.

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  • 12 July 2009

    Amy D commented on this recipe

    I loved this dish but I used a whole can of coconut milk, as instructed, and the curry rather swamped the rice! Apart from that, it was great and I will certainly make it again.

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  • 17 September 2009

    Patrice rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic taste. The downside of this dish is that I can't find anything as good to keep on impressing my mates...

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

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
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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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