Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Thai Green Curry Shrimp



Thai food is not my favourite, I find their sauces very strong but this dish I made is quite good.

The 'Blue Dragon' green curry paste I found at Walmart and used here was surprisingly mild.  If you google, it says green curry is traditionally hotter than red curry. Anyway, here is my recipe if you are interested. You can experiment with Thai red or green curry pastes according to your taste:

2 tbs green curry paste
2 tbs canola oil
2 gr onions chopped
1 tsp dried basil
600g (40-60 peeled deveined shrimp)
1/2 c coconut milk
1 red bell pepper sliced (I used a small orange and a small red pepper)
1/2 c water
3/4 tbs fish sauce
1/2 chopped onion
1/2 tbs sugar
2 cloves garlic minced

Heat oil, add onion, then garlic. Add basil, sugar, curry paste. After a minute add shrimp and peppers, stir fry for a couple more minutes until the shrimp starts to cook. Stir in fish sauce, coconut milk, water, green onions for an extra 5 mins until shrimp is opaque.

I used the remaining can of coconut milk to make a coconut rice. I just added the coconut milk with extra water to a cup of rice in my rice cooker with a bit of salt and pepper.

20 comments:

Sue (this n that) said...

It looks nice too Christine!

Valerie-Jael said...

This looks wonderful! Yummy! Valerie

Kathy Leonia said...

omom ale bym jadła;D

Pink Rose said...

I live Thai food but it doesn't agree with me ,hope your day is a good one Christine xx

Evi Erlinda said...

It's really flavorful.

The Happy Whisk said...

Looks wonderful.
I love that you found a use for the leftover coconut milk.

Chris Lally said...

Sounds like a winner! Thanks, Christine:)

Anonymous said...

This looks amazing!

gigihawaii said...

This is a basic recipe. Thai cuisine takes some getting used to. But I like it the best of all cuisines. Better than Korean and Japanese food.

Kathy G said...

I always have a package or two of curry paste in my pantry...it makes a wonderful base for a last-minute meal.

karyn.pl said...

Soo Yummy I LOVE IT:*
Kisses:*

DeniseinVA said...

I have green and red curry paste in the fridge Christine, so thank you for this recipe. I didn't know that the green was hotter than the red. Enjoyed learning that bit of trivia, thank you. And thank you for the recipe. I will be trying this one.

sandy said...

that looks really really good! And reads good too. My sister is making me shrimp scampi when we visit over Thanksgiving....something I haven't had in years.

Lisabella Russo said...

I don't eat shrimp, but I enjoy veggie curry! I'm glad you enjoyed yours! The soaps also look lovely.

Adam said...

Daisy loves anything Thai

Lowcarb team member said...

We enjoy a Thai Curry Dish from time to time …
This does look good.

All the best Jan

peppylady (Dora) said...

Your making my mouth water.
Coffee is on

Tanza Erlambang said...

curry is my favorite...yummy

Powdered Toast Man said...

I am more interested in the coconut rice. I have never had that before and it is so simple.

I found you thru Musings. New follower.

Busy Bee Suz said...

I've never tried my hand at Thai food, but this really looks delicious and light. YUM!