Green Curry With Shrimp And Fish (kaeng Khiao)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons lemongrass, grated (or dried, ground)
• 1 tablespoon galangal (fresh, dried ground or regular ginger)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 7 -8 garlic cloves
• 1 medium green bell pepper
• 5 jalapeno peppers, seeded (more or less, to taste)
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon lime zest, grated
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 lb fish fillet, firm, cut in 1/2-inch strips
• 3/4 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• basil leaves (garnish)
• 1 -2 avocado (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 to make curry paste.
• 2 place all the nine green curry paste ingredients (to the lime peel) in a blender/processor and process until smooth. if too dry, add a couple tbsp water to get a constancy that will process smoothly.
• 3 pour the coconut milk and green curry paste into a large saucepan and heat 'til boiling.
• 4 add the fish pieces, shrimp, fish sauce, and sugar. cook at a med. simmer for 5-minutes.
• 5 add the coconut cream and lime juice. stir to combine. taste to adjust seasonings. add more fish sauce or lime juice instead of salt.
• 6 peel, seed and slice the avocado(s).
• 7 serve with jasmine rice and garnish with basil leaves and/or avocado slices, and lime wedges.