Thai Inspired Red Curry Shrimp Food

THAI RED CURRY SHRIMP WITH JASMINE RICE AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Before You Cook If using any fresh produce, thoroughly rinse and pat dry Cooking Guidelines To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures: Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) | Seafood 145° F | Chicken 165° F | Ground Beef 160° F | Ground Turkey 165° F | Ground Pork 160° F 1 Cook the Rice Bring a small pot with 1 1/2 cups water and jasmine rice to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes, or until tender. Set aside and keep warm. While rice is cooking, start preparing ingredients. 2 Prepare the Ingredients Quarter lime. Stem, seed, and thinly slice red bell pepper into thin strips. Mince garlic. Stem and coarsely chop cilantro (reserve a few leaves for garnish). Pull any strings from snow peas. Rinse shrimp, pat dry, and season both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper. 3 Sear the Shrimp Place a medium non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tsp. sesame oil (reserve remaining for curry). Add shrimp to hot pan and cook 2 minutes, or until browned. Transfer shrimp to a plate. (Shrimp will finish cooking in a later step.) Wipe pan clean and reserve. 4 Start the Curry Return pan used to sear shrimp to medium-high heat. Add remaining sesame oil, garlic, snow peas, and red bell pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add coconut milk, half the red curry paste, and fish sauce (to taste). Taste, and add more red curry paste if desired. Stir thoroughly, ensuring curry paste is fully incorporated. Bring to a boil. 5 Finish the Curry Once boiling, return shrimp to pan along with chopped cilantro and a pinch of salt and pepper. Reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes, or until sauce is slightly thickened and shrimp reaches a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees. 6 Plate the Dish Place rice in a shallow dish or bowl and ladle curry around rice. Garnish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, lime quarters, and reserved whole cilantro leaves.

THAI-INSPIRED RED CURRY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add garlic and ginger and saute for 30 seconds. Add onion and heat until softened, about 2 minutes. Add carrots and red pepper and saute until softened, about 7 minutes.
• Pour in coconut milk, soy sauce, and curry paste; stir until curry paste and coconut milk are well blended. Stir in shrimp. Lower the heat and simmer until the shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 4 minutes.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• Cook the rice noodles as the label directs. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic, scallions and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until starting to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the curry paste and stir to coat. Add the coconut milk, whisking as you pour. Stir in the fish sauce and sugar. Add 3/4 cup water and bring to a simmer. Cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the frozen vegetables to the skillet and cook, stirring, until warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring and flipping occasionally, until just pink, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Divide the noodles among bowls. Top with the shrimp curry and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.
• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.
• In a skillet, dry roast the coriander and peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove and let cool. Grind in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
• Return the pan to medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Drain the chiles, reserving the liquid, and roughly chop.
• In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients with about 1/4 cup of the reserved soaking liquid. Process to make a smooth paste, scraping down the sides several times and adding more liquid through the top 1 tablespoon at a time with the motor running.
• Transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to use. Paste will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.
• In a skillet, dry roast the coriander and peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove and let cool. Grind in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
• Return the pan to medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Drain the chiles, reserving the liquid, and roughly chop.
• In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients with about 1/4 cup of the reserved soaking liquid. Process to make a smooth paste, scraping down the sides several times and adding more liquid through the top 1 tablespoon at a time with the motor running.
• Transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to use. Paste will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.

THAI-STYLE SPRING ROLL SALAD WITH RED CURRY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Note: These ingredients should be easy to find in a well-stocked grocery store. Failing that, any Asian market would have them.
• MARINATING THE SHRIMP:.
• Mix the curry paste, sugar, oil and salt in a medium bowl. Add shrimp and stir to coat. Marinate shrimp for 15 minutes while you prepare the rest of the components of the dish.
• VINAIGRETTE:.
• Combine all the vinaigrette ingredients except for the oil in a mixing bowl. Using a whisk, gradually mix in the oil. Set aside.
• NOODLES:.
• Bring a pan of water to boiling and remove from heat. Soak the dry noodles in the boiling water until soft (approximately 3-4 minutes). Drain softened noodles and rinse, making sure that noodles are not clumped together.
• VEGETABLES:.
• If salad vegetables are not already prepared and chopped, do so now. Do not toss them together at this point, but keep them separate.
• COOKING THE SHRIMP:.
• Heat cooking oil in a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat, Saute marinated shrimp (cooking both sides) until firm, approximately 5 minutes.
• FRIED WONTON STRIPS:.
• If desired, slice a small stack of wonton wrappers into thin strips. Fry in hot oil until golden brown and crispy. Drain and set aside. Purchased chow mein noodles can be added in place of the crispy wonton strips for crunch.
• ASSEMBLY:.
• Divide salad components evenly between two plates. Top with cooked shrimp and optional garnishes. Toss with the vinaigrette to taste.

KUA KLING (SOUTHERN THAI-STYLE RED CURRY)

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, warm the oil and toast the curry paste, turmeric and chiles (if using) until extremely fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir and lower heat as needed to prevent sticking.
• Add the chicken and cook, breaking the meat up with a spoon. Stir to coat the meat in the curry paste and to prevent sticking, and cook until the chicken is opaque, 7 to 10 minutes. If everything is sticking, don't panic - just add a little water or neutral oil.
• Stir in the brown sugar, fish sauce and lime zest, and cook just until the liquid's been absorbed, about 1 minute. Season to taste with more brown sugar and fish sauce. (The chicken should be spicy first, salty second.) Serve at once with desired toppings.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.