Green Curried Fish Food

GREEN COCONUT FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a nonstick pan, add the mustard seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, and cinnamon stick and stir-fry for 20 seconds (be careful, the mustard seeds might pop). Add half of the chopped onion and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the onions are soft. Meanwhile, place the remaining onion, the ginger, garlic, ground coriander, and 2 ounces (1/4 cup) of coconut milk into a blender or food processor, and blend to a smooth puree.
• Add the coconut milk mixture to the pan along with the whole green chiles, and salt, to taste. Cover the pan with a lid, and cook over a low heat for 12 to 15 minutes, giving the pot an occasional stir.
• Add the remaining coconut milk, the water, the curry leaves, black pepper, garam masala, and the fish, and leave to cook undisturbed for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until the fish is opaque and cooked through.
• To serve this dish, stir in the lemon juice and fresh cilantro. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if necessary, and then pour into bowls and serve with rice.

GREEN CURRIED FISH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wok, and fry the onion, ginger and garlic for about 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add the green curry paste, and fry for another 2 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk, water, lime juice and fish sauce and bring to the boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and add the fish, and any of the longer-to-cook vegetables you have chosen and cook for about 5 minutes (I added the beans along with the fish).
• Also add about half the fresh coriander.
• Add the remaining softer vegetables, and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, being careful not to overcook the fish, or knock it around too much as you stir through the vegetables.
• Stir through the fresh herbs gently.
• Serve in deep bowls over steamed rice, scattered with the fresh spring onions.

AUTHENTIC THAI GREEN CURRY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook bamboo shoots for 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook curry paste until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add pork, increase heat and cook until starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add bamboo shoots, coconut milk, and red bell pepper. Reduce heat and bring to a simmer. Season with sugar and salt; simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in kaffir lime leaves. Cook for 1 more minute. Season with fish sauce. Stir in Thai basil and serve.

THAI GREEN CURRY FISH PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and add the prawns. Cook until just turned pink and remove from the pan. Wipe the pan with kitchen paper and add a little more oil. Add the shallots and mushrooms, and cook for a couple of minutes until the shallots are soft and mushrooms lightly browned.
• Stir in the curry paste and cook for another minute. Add the fish and prawns to the pan and stir to coat with the curry paste. Add the coconut milk and kaffir lime leaves.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 200C, Fan oven 180C, Gas Mark 6.
• Unroll the pastry sheet onto a lightly floured work surface. Set one of the pie dishes upside down onto the sheet and cut a circle about 1cm larger than the dish. Repeat four times.
• Divide the fish mixture between the pie dishes. Brush the dish edge with water and place a pastry lid over the top of each dish, pressing firmly onto the pastry rims to seal. Cut some holes in the top to allow steam to escape.
• Brush the top of each pie with beaten egg, then bake for about 15-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden brown. (If making one large pie cook for 20- 25 minutes).
• Serve the pies hot with a selection of vegetables.

THAI (GREEN CURRY COCONUT) SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large stock pot.
• Add garlic, ginger, onions, celery and cook until tender.
• Add the rest of the vegetables and simmer 10 minutes longer.
• Add the broth, milk and curry paste.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add fish oil and cilantro to taste.

GREEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat up a pot over medium heat and add the oil. Saute the green curry paste until aromatic, add the chicken and stir to combine well with the curry paste. Add the coconut milk and water and bring it to a quick boil.
• Add the bamboo shoots, kaffir lime leaves, and red chilies. Lower the heat to simmer, cover the pot and let simmer for 10 minutes or until the curry slightly thickens.
• Add the fish sauce, sugar, and basil leaves. Stir to mix well. Turn off the heat and serve immediately with steamed rice.

RED SPICED FISH WITH GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Brush each fish fillet with 1 tsp of curry paste, then roast on a baking sheet for 8-10 mins until the fish flakes easily.
• Meanwhile, mix together the rest of the ingredients, apart from the rice, in a large bowl with some seasoning. Serve with the spiced fish and brown rice, plus extra lime wedges for squeezing over.

GREEN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour the coconut milk into a saute pan, add the curry and simmer a minute or two.
• Add the chicken simmer another few minutes.
• Add the everything else except the peas and the jasmine rice and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Try it and if you want it a little hotter add some more curry.
• Add the peas and simmer until the peas are tender.
• Serve over rice.

GREEN CURRY FISH WITH THAI EGGPLANTS

Steps:

• Do not shake the can of coconut milk before opening, so the cream remains on the top. Spoon about 1/2 to 2/3 cup of this thick cream into a medium-size sauce pan and heat over medium to high heat. Reduce until the cream is smooth and bubbly and the oil begins to separate. Add the curry past and fry in the cream until the aromas are released - about 3-5 minutes. Then add the remaining milk.
• Bring to a boikl and add the fish. Bring back up to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes before adding the eggplants. Simmer a few minutes more, then add the peas and kaffir lime leaves. Season to taste with fish sauce (may not be needed with some brands of curry pastes which are already salted). Add palm sugar to balance and enhance the spice and herb flavors. Continue to simmer until the eggplants and peas are tender. Stir in the basil and chillies (if desired) and cook another 1-2 minutes.
• Serve over hot fluffy steamed rice.

GREEN FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan.
• Add onions and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Then add garlic, ginger chili and turmeric and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, stirring all the time.
• Stir in coconut milk, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon stick, curry leaves, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
• Add fish and simmer for 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
• Serve fish on banana leaves, spoon over sauce.