Shrimp With Green Curry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 stalks lemongrass, finely julienned
• 1 tablespoon galangal, minced (can sub ginger)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 8 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 10 thai green chili
• 10 green jalapenos
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 lb peeled deveined shrimp
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cup bamboo shoot (can also add other veggies as desired)
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 6 kaffir lime leaves
• 1/4 cup thai basil, packed
• slivered thai red chili pepper (to garnish, or julienned bell pepper strips)

Recipe

• 1 to make curry paste: place all ingredients in blender, food processor, or mortar and process until the mixture is smooth.
• 2 pour coconut milk and green curry paste into large sauce pan.
• 3 heat to boiling, add fish sauce and sugar.
• 4 cook for 5 minutes at a low boil.
• 5 add bamboo shoots and any other vegetables, creabmeat, or mushrooms as desired.
• 6 add coconut cream and simmer 3-5 minutes until shrimp is cooked through.
• 7 add lime leaves and basil, adjust seasoning to taste.
• 8 serve in individual bowls, garnished with slivers of red chiles.