Thai red curry (using leftovers

• Meat

  • 5 oz Meat, cooked

• Produce

  • 3 1/2 100g carrots
  • 1 tbsp Cilantro/coriander stalks
  • 2 tsp Coriander, ground
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 3 cm Ginger
  • 4 oz Green beans
  • 1 cup Greens
  • 1 stalk Lemongrass
  • 2 Red chilis
  • 1/4 Red onion or 1 shallot

• Canned Goods

  • 18 tbsp Coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste/puree

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2 tsp Tamarind paste

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Chili powder

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin, ground

• Other

  • To Serve

Found on carolinescooking.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 red chilis
• 3cm/ 1¼in piece ginger
• ¼ red onion or 1 shallot
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 1 tbsp cilantro/coriander stalks
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp chili powder (or more if you want it hotter)
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp tomato paste/puree
• 2 tbsp coconut milk
• 2 tsp tamarind paste (less if concentrated)
• To serve -
• 4oz/115g green beans, trimmed
• 3½/ 100g carrots, cut into battons
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup greens (e.g spinach, dandelion greens, kale)
• 5oz/140g cooked meat, chopped (or fresh, see below)

Directions

• Remove the stem from the chilis, peel the ginger, onion/shallot, garlic and lemongrass, trim the coriander stalks and cut all of them pretty small. You want to break up the fibrous bits that the food processor/blender may struggle with.
• Place all of the above along with the remaining sauce ingredients (down to before beans) in the food processor or blender and pulse until a smooth paste. Refrigerate until ready to use, as required.
• When ready to cook, heat a little oil in a pan and fry the curry paste for a couple minutes, stirring to stop it burning.
• Add the beans and carrots and stir to coat in the paste. If using fresh meat, add at this point.
• Allow to cook for a few minutes then add the coconut milk. Stir to mix then bring to a simmer.
• Cook for around 5-10mins until vegetables are tender.
• Add the greens and cooked meat, stir and cook for a couple more minutes. Add a little extra coconut milk if it seems to have become too dry then serve over rice or noodles.