Gulai Labu Spicy Shrimp And Cucumber Curry Food

SHRIMP AND VEGETABLE YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the coconut milk and curry paste to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, carrot, red bell pepper, onion, baby corn, basil, chile, lime leaves and fish sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cover the pan and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the oil into a large wide saucepan. Attach a deep-fry thermometer to the side of the saucepan and heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Add half of the noodles and fry until crisp, about 20 seconds. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Remove the lid from the curry and add the shrimp, snap peas and the remaining noodles. Simmer, uncovered, until the shrimp is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the lime leaves and basil sprigs and discard.
• Ladle the curry into bowls. Garnish with the fried noodles, cilantro and peanuts.

CURRIED SHRIMP WITH CUCUMBER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Purée cucumber with vinegar in a blender until very smooth. Add sesame oil and blend until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat shrimp dry and sprinkle with curry powder and salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp in 2 batches, turning them, until golden brown and just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. (If necessary, add more vegetable oil to skillet for second batch.) Transfer shrimp to a plate to cool.
• Serve shrimp at room temperature with vinaigrette for dipping.

GULAI LABU - SPICY SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER CURRY

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp; wash them and pat them dry.
• Peel the cucumber and cut it crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
• Peel 7 of the shallots and chop them very finely; peel and finely slice the remaining shallots.
• Peel the garlic cloves; chop 4 of them very finely and cut the other 2 into fine slivers.
• Combine the sliced shallots and slivered garlic and set these aside.
• In a medium-sized pan combine the chopped shallots, chopped garlic, ground coriander, ground fennel (if you cannot get ground fennel seeds, simply grind whole seeds in a clean coffee grinder or food processor), white pepper, ground cumin, turmeric and 2 1/2 cups water.
• Crumble in the red chilies; if you like mild to medium spicy food, you might consider leaving the chilies whole instead: this is what I did for my wife, who cannot easy as spicy food as I can, and she said it was perfect for her tastes.
• Stir and bring to a boil; boil, uncovered, on a medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add the cucumber rounds, stir and bring to a simmer; cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Then add the shrimp, salt and sugar; bring to a simmer again and simmer gently for about 1 minute, stirring the shrimps around in the sauce.
• Give the coconut milk a good stir and pour it in.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 1 minute, stirring now and then.
• Put the oil in a very small pan or small frying pan and set it over a medium-high heat; when the oil is hot, put in the slivered shallots and garlic.
• Stir and fry until they turn a golden color.
• Add the whole fennel seeds; stir once and quickly pour the contents of the pan (oil and sesasoning) into the pan containing the curry.
• Cover the curry pan immediately to trap all the aromas.
• Serve with rice and enjoy.
• Serves 4-6.

SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP WITH CUCUMBER CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• For the shrimp: Combine all of the ingredients except the shrimp in a medium bowl; whisk together. Add the shrimp and toss to combine. Let marinate in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours, if time allows. Meanwhile, soak the skewers in water so they don't burn on the grill.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat or a grill pan for high heat. Thread about 4 shrimp onto each skewer, reserving the marinade for basting. Grill the shrimp until just firm, brushing with the marinade, 1 to 2 minutes per side (up to 3 minutes per side, if using a grill pan).
• For the rice: In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium heat and add the rice and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the rice smells a little nutty and is opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and increase the heat to high. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and cook the rice according to the package directions (usually 15 to 25 minutes). Fluff the rice with a fork then fold in the cucumber, cilantro, scallions, olive oil and vinegar. Taste for seasoning.
• Serve the rice with the shrimp skewers.

CURRY SHRIMP LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, toast curry powder for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the milk, salt and pepper., Bring to a boil. Add shrimp; cook until shrimp turn pink, 5-6 minutes. Drain linguine; toss with shrimp mixture and cilantro.