Thai Green Curry Shrimp
Delicious shrimp curry made with Thai green curry paste. This authentic Green Curry Shrimp recipe takes 20 mins to make.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 to 2½ tablespoons tablespoons green curry paste (use 2½ tablespoons if you want it spicy)
- 1 cup water
- 1 lb (500g) jumbo shrimp* shelled, deveined, tail-on
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ¾ tablespoon fish sauce add more to taste
- ½ tablespoon Thai palm sugar preferred or sugar, add more to taste
- 4 oz (120g) zucchinis, sliced and halved
- 2 oz (60g) red bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
- ½ tablespoon cilantro chopped
Additional Vegetables (optional)**
- pea-pods, etc
- broccoli, etc parboiled
For Serving
- cooked white rice
Instructions
- Heat a small pot over high heat and add the cooking oil. Once hot, sauté the green curry paste for 10 seconds before adding the water. Bring the water to a boil, then add the shrimp.
- If using raw shrimp, cook until the shrimp are pink. *If using already cooked shrimp, go immediately to the next step.
- Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar, zucchini, and red bell peppers, and any additional vegetables (parboil ahead of time those vegetables that need a little more cooking time).
- Cook for 1 minute, stirring to mix well.
- Turn off the heat and add the chopped cilantro.
- Serve immediately, over rice.
