Showing posts with label bamboo shoots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bamboo shoots. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Thai-Style Curry

This recipe is like a choose your own adventure story book.

You choose the type of curry.
You choose as many or as few vegetables as you like
You choose the meat or tofu...and come up with your own special thai-style curry.




Serves 4

 Get This -

  • 2 tbsps thai red, green or yellow curry paste
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 2 tbsps fish sauce
  • 2 tbsps brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp lime juice or 1 kaffir lime leaf finely shredded
  • 400g - 500g diced chicken, pork, lamb, or prawns peeled and deveined. Or 300g tofu, diced and lightly fried
  • fresh coriander
  • 4 cups jasmine rice (cooked)
Choose your vegetables -
  • small can bamboo shoots (drained and rinsed)
  • small can water chestnuts (drained and rinsed)
  • 125g baby corn spears, halved diagonally
  • snow peas or snow pea sprouts
  • capsicum
  • carrots
  • broccoli
  • cauliflower
  • shallots or onions
  • beans or sugar snap peas
  • zucchini


Do This -







1. In a wok or large saucepan, over medium high heat, combine coconut milk and curry paste, heat and stir constantly until the majority of the paste has dissolved.
2. And fish sauce, brown sugar and lime, stir until dissolved.
3. Add meat or tofu and vegetables, stir gently until well incorporated.
4. Let simmer for 10 - 20 minutes until meat and vegetables are cooked through.
5. Serve over rice or noodles and top with coriander or your favourite herbs.