Mashed Thai Red Curry Pumpkin Food

THAI PUMPKIN CURRY WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sauté until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan and place on a plate, then cover loosely with foil.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pot. Add the onion and carrots and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and turmeric, and sauté 30 seconds.
• Add the bell pepper, pumpkin and green beans, and sauté 1 minute longer.
• Add the the chicken back to the pan along with the red curry paste, coconut milk and water, and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the pumpkin is tender and the sauce has thickened, about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.

THAI PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• In a medium skillet on the stove top, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chile pepper and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute more. Remove from the heat.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat. When the oil begins toshimmer, add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, curry paste, turmeric, and cumin and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute more more.
• Add the pumpkin, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook, stirring to mix the ingredients well, until the pumpkin begins to soften, about 5 minutes more. Add the reserved peppers along with the ginger, lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, if using. Stir in the broth and coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the pumpkin is tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Once softened, take out about 1 cup of pumpkin and put it in a blender. Process until smooth and then return to thepot.
• Add the chickpeas and bring the soup back to a simmer over medium heat. Cook briefly, until the chickpeas are heated and then stir in the spinach and cilantro and cook a minute or two until the spinach wilts. Remove from the heat.
• Serve hot.

MASHED THAI RED CURRY PUMPKIN

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine coconut milk and curry paste; bring to a bare simmer. Do not allow to boil as the coconut milk will curdle.
• Cook for five minutes, stirring the curry into the coconut milk.
• Add squash, 2 tbs. butter and salt; mix to combine.
• Add maple syrup to taste.
• Butter small gratin dishes or a large casserole.
• Spoon mixture into dishes and dot with remaining butter.
• Broil for 3-4 minutes.

RED THAI CHICKEN CURRY WITH PUMPKIN AND BEANS

Steps:

• Remove all excess fat from chicken thighs.
• Dice chicken into 2-3 cm pieces.
• Peel pumpkin, dice into 2X3 cm pieces.
• Wash beans, cut off tail ends.
• Cut beans into 4-5cm pieces (typically just halve them).
• Heat oil in wok then add the curry paste and shallots, cook, stirring for about 2 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add chicken, stir in fish sauce, stir-fry until just starts to be tender. You may add a little water, but you'll find that the chicken pieces release enough water to cook them.
• Chicken should be nearly cooked when you add the pumpkin pieces and 100 ml water. Simmer for 3-5 minutes covered, then add green beans. Simmer for a further five minutes. Make sure neither the pumpkin, nor the beans become too soft. The beans should stay slightly crunchy.
• Stir in coconut milk/cream. Raise heat until just to boil. Simmer uncovered until the mixture is heated through.
• Shred some coriander leaves -- place some on the surface of the red curry, save the rest for garnish on serving.

THAI RED PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat wok or deep frying pan over high heat.
• Add oil, onions, ginger and curry and cook 1 minute.
• Add stock and coconut milk and bring to simmer.
• Add the pumpkin, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the eggplants and beans and cook another 5 minutes until the pumpkin is soft.
• Stir in basil.
• Serve with rice.