Name: Thai prawn curry recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tsp sunflower oil; 1 onion, peeled and sliced; 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes; 1 red pepper, deseeded, and sliced into strips; 160ml can coconut cream; Pinch of salt or Thai fish sauce; 200g (7oz) raw king prawns; 125g (4oz) Thai rice noodles; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; and sliced; 5cm (2in) cube of fresh; ginger, sliced; 2tsp paprika; ½tsp each chilli powder and; Chinese five spice powder; 4-6 spring onions,; trimmed and chopped; 2 lemon-grass stalks, slit; lengthways and bashed; ½-1 red chilli, deseeded; and sliced; 1tbsp tomato purée; or ketchup; 3-4 kaffir lime leaves; (or zest of 1 lime)

By GoodtoKnow

published 2 October 2019

in Recipes

Make this delicious prawn curry in under an hour. Capture the flavour of the East in the comfort of your own home

Ingredients

2 tsp sunflower oil
1 onion, peeled and sliced
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
1 red pepper, deseeded, and sliced into strips
160ml can coconut cream
Pinch of salt or Thai fish sauce
200g (7oz) raw king prawns
125g (4oz) Thai rice noodles
2 garlic cloves, peeled
and sliced
5cm (2in) cube of fresh
ginger, sliced
2tsp paprika
½tsp each chilli powder and
Chinese five spice powder
4-6 spring onions,
trimmed and chopped
2 lemon-grass stalks, slit
lengthways and bashed
½-1 red chilli, deseeded
and sliced
1tbsp tomato purée
or ketchup
3-4 kaffir lime leaves
(or zest of 1 lime)

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Method

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion for a few mins, to soften. Add the garlic, ginger, ground spices and spring onions for just a minute. Add the lemon grass, chilli, purée and prawns. Stir-fry for a few minutes. Add the potatoes, pepper and 300ml (½ pint) hot water.
Stir in the coconut cream and salt or Thai fish sauce; simmer for 10 mins.
Add the prawns and simmer for 5 more mins.
Meanwhile, put the noodles in a bowl, pour in enough boiling water to cover and leave for 10-15 mins, to soften. Drain noodles and serve with the curry.

Top Tip for making Thai prawn curry

For extra flavour, add fresh lime juice to the curry.

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