Not exact matches
things i was nervous about: 1) brussel sprouts (i don't really like em) 2) the flavour of the
curry if i wasn't using a
paste (i've never had
much success at making them from scratch) 3) the apples 4) whether it would reeeeally serve 4 hungry people.
Thus the sambals resemble a
curry paste, but with a
much greater amount of chiles.
I've made really amazing green
curry paste in the past, but honestly, its too
much work, and it really only tastes super amazing the first day — after it's been frozen, it's just not the same.
I know you can buy Thai
curry paste in a jar, but it seriously is so easy to make yourself and it is
much healthier and cheaper.
If you're not into too
much heat, but want to flirt with danger, try starting out with less
curry paste than the recipe calls for.
I usually buy them in a jar, but I know that a fresh
curry paste would taste so
much better.
Also, I would highly recommend throwing in a tablespoon or two of Thai red
curry paste (in addition to or in lieu of the pepper flakes, depending on how
much you add) for a kick — it was pretty awesome!
There's something about the richness of red
curry paste that is incredibly satisfying to the palate; in fact, I find that even a small portion of good red
curry leaves me feeling sated —
much more so than a comparable amount of Chinese food, for instance.
I used: powdered lemongrass for the bottled, onions for the shallots, Penzey's sweet
curry powder plus 1 tsp Chinese chile garlic
paste for the red
curry paste, three times as
much garlic, a full tablespoon of sugar (brown), mung bean noodles for the rice vermicelli, green beans (par - cooked in the microwave then salted and blistered in the wok) for the peas, twice as
much cilantro, an equal amount of chopped scallions, and an equal amount of chopped peanuts as a garnish.
the version i usually make is
much better and calls for only using 1/2 to 1 tbsp
curry paste per can of milk and adding 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp fish sauce and a 1/3 cup water to the sauce.
Be careful not to add too
much of red
curry paste if it is of a spicier variety).
The fruit doesn't yield
much juice, but the essential oils in the peel provide great aromatics for
curries and
curry pastes.
In goes a scoop of red
curry paste (you decide how
much), some coconut milk, and a good amount of tahini.