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Thai Shrimp Curry | Magnolia Days

The message came through one afternoon. The owner of my favorite local Thai restaurant had decided to sell it. The first thing that came to mind is how I must get there to enjoy one of her dishes and inquire on the recipe. Her curry sauce is one of the best I’ve ever had. We arrived only to find the restaurant had already been sold. I knew my mission right then and there. Re-creating Thai Shrimp Curry at home moved up on the to-do list rather quickly.

Magazines and the internet were scoured for recipes. I clipped and printed every Thai curry recipe I found. They all had two basic ingredients; Thai red curry paste and coconut milk. The other ingredients varied widely. I took a little of this and a touch of that and put together a quick and easy stir-fry meal. Get your family to help with chopping vegetables or setting the table. Then after dinner take the family outside to get fresh air and exercise. Taking a walk, bike ride, or gardening are great choices.

Thai Shrimp Curry | Magnolia Days

This Thai Shrimp Curry is mild on the spicy scale. You could make it hotter by adding red chile paste to the sauce mix. The vegetables in it are completely up to you. Pick your favorites or use what you have on hand. I used a colorful combination of onion, zucchini, orange bell pepper, purple snow peas, and carrots. You can substitute thinly sliced chicken, pork, or beef for the shrimp too. Use tofu and vegetable stock to make it vegetarian. You could also serve it with Thai Sticky Rice instead regular cooked rice.

Thai Shrimp Curry | Magnolia Days

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Thai Shrimp Curry

This quick and easy stir-fry is bursting with flavor and color. Shrimp and fresh vegetables are cooked with a Thai red curry sauce and served over rice.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Thai
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Author Renee

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons ginger paste*
  • 2 teaspoons lemongrass paste*
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil divided
  • 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 4 cups assorted cut-up vegetables such as onion, bell pepper, snow peas, broccoli, carrots, green beans, etc.
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil Thai basil recommended
  • 4 cups cooked rice
  • 1 lime sliced into wedges

Instructions

  1. Whisk together coconut milk, chicken stock, curry paste, brown sugar, fish sauce, ginger paste, and lemongrass paste in a bowl.
  2. Heat a large wok or skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl pan to coat. Add shrimp and stir-fry until opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove shrimp from pan.
  3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Add vegetables and stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
  4. Pour curry sauce over the vegetables. Bring to a boil and cook for 4 minutes.
  5. Stir in shrimp and basil. Cook for an additional minute or until shrimp is cooked through.
  6. Divide rice into 4 bowls and top with Thai shrimp curry. Serve with lime wedges.

Recipe Notes

*Ginger and lemongrass pastes can be found in the refrigerated produce section near fresh herbs.

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Recipe Rating




Motaher Ahmed Chowdhury

Tuesday 26th of August 2014

Great Thai dishes. I like it

Renee

Wednesday 27th of August 2014

Thank you Motaher

Tammi @ Momma's Meals

Friday 15th of August 2014

Thai anything is a great dish in my Book!! Looks delish!

Renee

Saturday 16th of August 2014

Same with my book too. Thanks Tammi

Mary Frances

Thursday 14th of August 2014

Food has such an emotional connection, so it's almost like losing a friend when a beloved restaurant goes away.

This looks like a great dinner after a busy day. I love recreating restaurant meals at home- they often use unnecessary amounts of fat and such.

Renee

Saturday 16th of August 2014

I find restaurants also use an unnecessary amount of salt too.

Helene D'Souza

Thursday 14th of August 2014

I am always super sad when an excellent restaurant closes. For some reason always the good ones close and that's just ... Anyway, I can see that your curry looks authentic and I would enjoy a warm plate right now in the cold weather.

Renee

Saturday 16th of August 2014

Yes, it's just sad when a good restaurant closes.