Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Thai Coconut Curry!

I looooooove making this. It's super easy and can use up so many leftovers.

The basics?


1.Thai curry paste, available at all grocery stores. red, green, or yellow.
GREEN is usually HOTTEST,
while YELLOW is usually MILD,
and RED is usually MILDER. But it depends what chili you like, and how much you add, and what your favourite colour is, to be honest.
2. a can of LIGHT coconut milk.
3. fresh ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper for seasoning
4. vegetables [such as broccoli, cauliflower, green or different coloured onions, peppers, assorted mushrooms, snow peas, green beans, edamame, baby corn, bamboo stocks, carrots, zuchini, whatever the hell you want or have stuffed in your fridge.
5. protein, such as tofu, chicken, seafood, beef, and whatnot. you can just stick with veggie curry too.

NOTE: stick with the colours. for red curry, use red peppers and beef. For green curry, use broccoli, seafood, and green peppers. For yellow curry, use potatoes, cauliflower, and chicken... you get the idea. But you can mix and match as you'd like.

MY PICKS?

RED CURRY AND BEEF:
1. precook some steak or beef, slice thinly.
2. in a pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. add red onion, red bell pepper, beef, ginger, garlic,  a bit of soy sauce, red onion, and simmer with red curry paste, to taste.
3. add 1 can coconut milk. taste and adjust. simmer for 10 more minutes on low heat.
4. top with cilantro, on top of noodles or rice.
SEAFOOD GREEN CURRY:
1. in a saucepan, heat some oil. add in shrimp, calamari, fish, octopus, or clams, whatever. add vegetables like beans, broccoli, bok choy, green peppers. green curry paste, garlic, and ginger, simmer until flavours are incorporated.
2. add coconut milk, taste, adjust.
3. top with cilantro, thai basil, and green onions.
CHICKEN YELLOW CURRY.
1. in a saucepan, heat oil. add garlic, ginger, sliced chicken breast, cauliflower, and any other veggie, like peppers or mushrooms.  add yellow curry paste,  simmer until flavours are rich.
2. add coconut milk, taste, adjust.
3. make sure chicken and everything is cooked through. serve with cilantro and green onion.


YUM. seriously, i didn't like curry until i tried thai coconut curry. plus, it's easy to make!

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