Thai Red Pork Curry With Aubergines Food

THAI PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat wok to medium high, add oil, add curry paste, stir fry until heat hits you, up heat and add pork, continue stir frying, for a couple of minutes, then stir in coconut milk, toss in lime zest, ginger and garlic, bring to boil, cut heat and simmer until pork is tender.
• Stir in fish sauce, sugar, peppers and baby corn, drained-- if this is too runny at this point add 1 tbls corn starch mixed in a little water,cook until thickened then add basil and cilantro leaves-- Serve with any good rice, but fragrant jasmine rice is best with any Thai dish.

THAI PORK & PEANUT CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole. Add the spring onions and coriander stalks and cook for 1 min. Add the pork slices and cook for 5 mins until starting to brown.
• Stir in the curry paste and peanut butter. After 30 secs, add the sugar, soy and coconut milk, plus ½ can of water. Mix well, put a lid on and leave to simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the lid, add the baby corn and increase the heat. Bubble for 3 mins until the corn is cooked and the sauce has thickened a little. Stir in the lime juice and check the seasoning. Can now be frozen for up to 2 months. To cook from frozen: thoroughly defrost, then heat in a pan on the hob until curry is hot all the way through. Serve scattered with the coriander leaves and rice.

SPICY PORK & AUBERGINE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan with a lid. Tip in the onions and aubergine and fry for 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and golden brown.
• Tip in the pork and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it starts to brown. Mix in the pepper strips and stir fry for about 3 minutes until soft.
• Sprinkle in the curry powder. Stir fry for a minute, then pour in the tomatoes and water. Stir vigorously, cover the pan and leave the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes until the tomatoes break down to form a thick sauce (you can add a drop more water if the mixture gets too thick). Season with salt and pepper and serve with basmati rice.

THAI RED CURRY PORK

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine water, oil, cornstarch and salt. Add the sliced pork shoulder to the bowl and mix well. Cover and marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• In a medium bowl, stir together water, lime juice and salt. Add eggplant chunks to the bowl and soak to prevent the eggplant from turning brown. Set aside. Drain and rinse before cooking.
• In a large wok over high heat, heat the coconut cream until it bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the red curry paste, brown sugar, pork, and squash and stir to mix. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, for approximately 5 minutes. Add the thin coconut milk and continue cooking, stirring for 15 minutes.
• Add the eggplant and cook, stirring constantly to fully submerge the eggplant to prevent from discolouring. Add the chiles, Thai basil leaves, lime leaves and fish sauce. Mix well and cook for another minute. Season to taste then remove from the heat.
• Serve Thai Red Pork Curry with steamed rice.

THAI RED PORK CURRY WITH CORN AND PEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok, add curry paste and stir fry for one minute.
• Add pork, stir fry until lightly browned.
• Add coconut milk and one cup water, bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add corn and peas to wok, cook for 5 minutes.
• Add fish sauce, brown sugar, lime rind and basil leaves, toss well.
• Serve with steamed rice.

AUBERGINE CURRY WITH LEMONGRASS & COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Using a food processor, pulse the chillies, garlic, ginger and lemongrass to a coarse paste. Set aside. Mix the turmeric and chilli powder together and rub it all over the aubergine wedges.
• Heat the olive oil in frying pan, then brown the aubergines, remove from the pan and set aside. Cook the paste, sugar and shallots for a few mins, then return the aubergines to the pan. Add the fish sauce, coconut milk and stock or water, mix well, and bring the liquid to the boil. Reduce the heat and cook gently until the aubergine is tender, but not mushy, about 15 mins. Season to taste and sprinkle the coriander over the top. Serve hot with steamed rice or bread to mop up all the juices.

TAHITIAN PORK CURRY WITH TARO

Steps:

• Get all the ingredients and tools ready.
• Wash and peel the taro, cut into cubes and blanch 10 minutes in salted water.
• Drain and put aside.
• Peel and chop the onion and the garlic.
• Cut the meat into cubes.
• Sear the meat in a heavy Dutch oven, add the onion, paprika and curry, singe with the flour.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Put water, add garlic and the taro.
• Cook for 40 minutes stirring regularly.
• Check seasonings, bind with the coconut milk and serve hot.

ASIAN AUBERGINE & PORK HOTPOT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in an ovenproof sauté pan and brown the meat well (you may have to do this in batches), then scoop out of the pan. Add the rest of the oil and the aubergine, brown on all sides, scoop out and add to the pork. Tip the sugar into the pan and leave to caramelise slightly, then return the pork and aubergine to the pan with the star anise and cinnamon, then coat in the sticky caramel.
• Add the onions, ginger and half the chilli, and cook for a few mins with the pork. Add the coriander stalks and splash in the fish sauce and enough water to come about a third of the way up. Cover and place the dish, undisturbed, in the oven for 1 hr, then remove from the oven and add the lime juice and more fish sauce to taste. Stir through half the coriander leaves and the remaining chilli, and scatter over the rest of the coriander. You should have a hotpot of tender meat with soft aubergines all in a punchy little sauce.

THAI RED CURRY CHICKEN AND EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Heat a heavy saute pan over medium high heat.
• Add 1/4 can of the thicker coconut milk.
• When it bubbles, add curry paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add additional 1/4 can of the thicker coconut milk and cook for 5- 8 minutes, until the oil begins to separate.
• Add chicken and stir to coat well.
• Cook for about 4 minutes until the chicken has changed color and firmed up.
• Add remaining coconut milk, bring to a boil, add eggplant and cook at a simmer, covered until chicken and eggplant are completely cooked.
• Stir in fish sauce and lime leaves.
• Cook at a low simmer for 5 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir in lime juice, chiles and basil.

THAI RED PORK CURRY WITH AUBERGINES

Steps:

• In a wok melt the coconut cream, and cook for 4 minutes, do not allow it to brown, stir from the sides of the wok to the middle.
• Add the curry paste, sugar and fish sauce, cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the pork and stir fry for 6 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the aubergine and lemon grass, cook for 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice or noodles and garnish with the sliced chilie.