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A large dark colored frying pan full of yellow curry dish with king shrimp, red peppers and other vegetables and chunks of meat cooking and bubbling.

Coconut Fish And Shrimp Curry Recipe

Judith Coates
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.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Asian
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger finely grated
  • 2 tablespoon garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
  • 1 red chilli pepper small, shredded, or ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • ½ red bell pepper sliced thinly
  • 2 lemon grass stalks split, & bruised with a rolling pin
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder heaping
  • 1 tablespoon muscovado sugar heaping, or demararo, brown, coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro fresh, chopped
  • 400 gr can coconut milk
  • 450 gr hake fillets skinless, cut into rectangles
  • 220 gr prawns whole frozen raw
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 3 cups basmati rice cooked

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, red bell pepper, 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 8-10 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.

Notes

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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Nutrition

Calories: 607kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 27gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 332mgPotassium: 715mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 474IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 3mg
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