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My thai curry

Posted: January 19th, 2013
by DreaminCook

This recipe was made with the Recipe Maker to create a customized Thai curry with your choice of curry paste, meats, vegetables, and garnishes. For a complete meal, serve with steamed jasmine rice or rice noodles.

Serves/Yields: Serves 4

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1 13.5- to 14-oz. can coconut milk

1/4 cup red curry paste

1 cup lower-salt chicken broth, or homemade chicken or vegetable broth

2 Tbs. light brown sugar or light brown palm sugar; more as needed

1 tsp. fish sauce; more as needed

3 stalks fresh lemongrass, trimmed, bruised, and cut into 3- to 4-inch pieces

3 1/8-inch-thick slices fresh ginger or galangal

1 lb. flank steak, strip steak, or sirloin, cut into 1/4-inch-thick bite-size slices

1 cup sliced button or cremini mushrooms (1/4-inch-thick slices)

1 cup chopped bok choy (2-inch pieces)

1 cup diced bell peppers (red, orange, or yellow)

a drizzle of coconut milk, for garnish

3/4 cup loosely packed fresh Italian or Thai basil leaves, more for garnish

fresh red chiles, cut into 1/8-inch strips or sliced into rings, for garnish

lime wedges, for garnish

Shake the can of coconut milk or stir it well (this creates a consistent thickness, since the fat often solidifies at the top of the can).

In a 3- to 4-quart saucepan or wok over medium heat, simmer 1/2 cup of the coconut milk, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about half, 3 to 5 minutes. It will get very thick and shiny and may or may not separate; either is fine.

Add the curry paste, whisk well, and cook, continuing to whisk, for 1 minute. Whisk in the broth, sugar, fish sauce, and remaining coconut milk. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.

Add the lemongrass pieces and ginger slices and continue to simmer, adjusting the heat as necessary. After 2 minutes, add the beef, button mushrooms, and bell peppers and continue to simmer. After another 2 minutes, add the bok choy and simmer until everything is tender and cooked through, about 1 minute more.

Remove the curry from the heat. Season to taste with more sugar and fish sauce, and add the basil. Transfer to a serving bowl (or serve right out of the pot). Remove the lemongrass pieces and ginger slices or tell your guests to eat around them. Garnish with the coconut milk, basil, red chiles, and lime wedges.