Fish in homemade red curry

Robert Gonzal
Robert Gonzal @robert
Vancouver BC

Several months ago I posted a recipe for green seafood curry. Today it's red's turn. To be honest, I actually prefer red curry to green. I love the extra kick of heat. The addition of sweet bell pepper gives this version a bit of additional freshness, almost like a fruitiness. As written below, this curry is pretty mild (so that my daughter could eat it). If you'd like more heat, just add extra Thai chilies. Also, feel free to play around with the veg. I used carrots and bok choy because they happened to be in my fridge.

Fish in homemade red curry

Several months ago I posted a recipe for green seafood curry. Today it's red's turn. To be honest, I actually prefer red curry to green. I love the extra kick of heat. The addition of sweet bell pepper gives this version a bit of additional freshness, almost like a fruitiness. As written below, this curry is pretty mild (so that my daughter could eat it). If you'd like more heat, just add extra Thai chilies. Also, feel free to play around with the veg. I used carrots and bok choy because they happened to be in my fridge.

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Ingredients

30 minutes
4 to 6 servings
  1. 4 clovesgarlic
  2. 4(or more) Thai chilies, halved lengthwise and de-seeded
  3. 2medium shallots
  4. 1nub ginger, slightly bigger than thumb-sized
  5. 1small handful cilantro stems
  6. 1red bell pepper, de-seeded
  7. 1lime (rind and juice)
  8. 1 tspwhole black peppercorns
  9. 1 tspground coriander
  10. 1 tsppalm sugar
  11. 6 headsbaby bok choy, trimmed
  12. 2medium carrots, cut into very thin slices
  13. 3green onions, chopped
  14. 1-400 mlcan coconut milk
  15. 2 tbspfish sauce
  16. 500 gfirm white fish (I used cod), cut into large cubes
  17. 1 handfulfresh cilantro, roughly chopped

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

    Roughly chop the first six ingredients and put them into a food processor. Add the next four ingredients plus a good pinch of salt, then pulse into a slightly chunky puree. Don't worry if you end up with something that looks more like a smoothish salsa than a paste; it'll still be delicious.

  2. 2

    Add a good glug of veg or coconut oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. Add the bok choy and fry until they start to get some scorched bits, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and green onions and continue frying 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add the coconut milk and fish sauce to the pan and stir in a 3 or 4 heap tbsp curry paste. Bring to a simmer.

  4. 4

    Add the fish carefully to the pan. Continue simmering until the fish is cooked. This shouldn't take more than about 10 minutes. Give the sauce a taste and add extra curry paste, fish sauce, or palm sugar as needed. Sprinkle on the cilantro and serve with fresh rice. Cover and store any unused curry in the fridge for up to a week.

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Married dad of 1. Food fanatic. Chef's Table addict. The kitchen is my happy place.
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