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Thai Green Curry of Prawn and Fish

Thai Green Curry of Prawn and Fish is a traditional Thai recipe for a curry of king prawns, white fish and vegetables in a coconut cream sauce flavoured with a traditional green curry paste made from scratch. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Thai version of: Thai Green Curry of Prawn and Fish.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

55 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : CurrySpice RecipesVegetable RecipesThailand Recipes



Ingredients:

100ml groundnut oil
250 ml coconut cream
250 ml milk
2 tbsp palm sugar (or Demerara)
6 tbsp fish sauce
6 baby aubergines
170g bamboo shoots
4 green beans
4 French beans (the longer the better)
2 celery stalks
4 Kaffir lime leaves
2 taro stems (taro contains lots of papain, substitute 50g papaya if needed)
12 Thai basil leaves (20 basil leaves)
310g fresh white fish cut into cubes
12 king prawns peeled and de-gutted
4 tbsp crushed peanuts to garnish
small bunch of coriander, chopped, to garnish

For the Curry Paste:
3 cloves garlic
3 small chillies
3 large green chillies, split and de-seeded
2 tbsp galangal, chopped and pounded (or 3 tbsp ginger)
3 coriander roots chopped and pounded
4 kaffir lime leaf or 2 tbsp lime zest
1 stalk lemongrass chopped and pounded
8 shallots
12 chilli leaves (to enhance colour or substitute a bunch of chives)
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp shrimp paste

Method:

To make the curry paste: Using a pestle and mortar pound all the chopped fresh ingredients (including the spices) then put into a grinder and blend until smooth.

Place the coconut and groundnut oil into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to the boil.

Split the cream (separate fat from the coconut cream, using the existing oil to assist).

Add the curry paste and fry for a further 12 minutes. Add the crushed kaffir lime leaves and fry until fragrant. Ensure that the ingredients are cooked enough to prevent then from tasting raw.

Add all of the coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce then bring to the boil and simmer for 7-10 mins.

Add the aubergine, bamboo shoots, green beans, French beans, celery, taro stems, basil, fish and prawns. Cook for 10-12 minutes until the fish is done.

To serve, place the curry into a deep bowl. Sprinkle the peanuts and coriander leaves to garnish. Serve with steamed jasmine rice.