Saturday, September 7, 2013

Thai Green Curry Shrimp




Ingredients
20 oz shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 bell pepper, diced
2 cloves minced garlic
4 tsp green curry paste
6 kaffir leaves or zest from one lime
2 Tbsp nam pal (Thai fish sauce)
1 can unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 c green onions
handful of Thai basil or small amount of regular basil with a few leaves of mint
salt to taste
package of snow peas, cooked (optional)
cooked brown jasmine rice

Directions
1. In medium sauce pan, saute onion, garlic, bell pepper in coconut oil, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, curry paste, lime, and fish sauce, and cook to combined, stirring. Make sure to mash paste into milk to be absorbed.
2. Lower the heat and simmer until thick, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp to the pan and simmer for several minutes until pink and curled, cooked all the way through.
3. Once thick, turn off heat and sprinkle green onions and basil on top. Serve over rice. Can serve with side of snow peas or on top.


1 comment:

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