Shrimp Curry with Coconut Steamed Rice
Sticky coconut rice with hearty Thai curry shrimp.
Ingredients per serving
Prepare the Rice
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Rice, jasmine 2.0 cups
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Water 2.0 cups
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Coconut milk 2.0 can(s) (13.5 oz)
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Salt, as needed
Prepare the Curry Paste
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Ginger, finely diced 1.0 Tbsp
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Lemongrass, fine diced 1.0 Tbsp
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Garlic, finely diced 2.0 tsp
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Shallots, peeled and finely diced 2.0 tsp
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Bird’s Eye Chili, medium 1.0 each
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Kefir Lime Leaves, roughly ripped 3.0 each
Prepare the Shrimp Curry
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Shrimp, cleaned 1.0 lb
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Coconut milk 1.0 cup
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Lime juice 1.0 Tbsp
To Serve
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Cilantro
Preparation
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Prepare the Rice
- Soak rice in cold water for 20 minutes and strain, leave in strainer to dry for about an hour.
- Cook rice in water and coconut milk, season with salt.
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Prepare the Curry Paste
- While rice is cooking, use a mortar and pestle to crush the ginger, lemongrass, chili, garlic, shallot and Kefir leaves until a rough paste.
Note: If using a premade paste instead of the fresh made, use 1oz. of paste. -
Prepare the Shrimp Curry
- Skim cream off coconut milk and heat in a nonstick skillet until fat separates.
- Add in curry paste and sauté over medium low heat until very fragrant.
- Add in shrimp and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add in coconut milk and Knorr® Professional Liquid Concentrated Vegetable Base.
- Cook until shrimp is just done.
- Squeeze lime juice over shrimp.
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To Serve
- Serve shrimp curry over coconut rice, garnish with a handful of cilantro leaves and serve.
