This mild coconut fish and shrimp curry is easy to make, delicious, and perfect for serving as a family meal or something special for guests. This curry dish can use up just about any firm fish. Don't be afraid of adding a few fresh mussels if you have them!
Substitutions
- Vegetables: so many vegetables will work well with this curry, especially sweeter ones like peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, peppers, and so many more.
- Firm fish like salmon, tilapia, snapper, barramundi, cod (all types), mahi-mahi, halibut, basa, and tuna.
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Coconut Fish And Shrimp Curry Recipe
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Easy to make, and delicious, this curry can use up just about any firm fish. Don't be afraid of adding a few fresh mussels if you have them.
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp shrimp paste
- 1 small red chilli, shredded, or ½ tsp chilli powder
- 2 lemon grass stalks, split, & bruised with a rolling pin
- 1 heaped tablespoon medium curry powder
- 1 heaped tablespoon light muscovado sugar
- small bunch coriander, stems finely chopped
- 400 g can coconut milk
- 450 g skinless hake fillets, cut into rectangles
- 220 g pack frozen raw whole prawns
- 1 lime, halved
- cooked rice, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a wide, lidded frying pan, then soften the onion for 5 mins. Increase the heat a little, stir in the ginger, garlic, shrimp paste, chilli and lemon grass, and cook for 2 mins.
- Add the curry powder and sugar, and keep stirring. When the sugar starts to melt and everything starts to clump together, add the coriander stems, coconut milk and 2 tablespoon water, then bring to a simmer.
- Add the fish to the sauce, tuck the prawns in here and there, then squeeze over half the lime. Pop on the lid and simmer for 5 mins more or until the hake is just cooked and flaking, and the prawns are pink through.
- Taste for seasoning, adding a squeeze more lime to the sauce if you like. Scatter over the coriander leaves and serve with rice.
- Category: dinner
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: Asian
Keywords: coconut fish and shrimp curry, curry recipes, asian recipes
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