Green Curry Shrimp with Noodles

Name: Green Curry Shrimp with Noodles
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce, or to taste; 2 fresh lemongrass stalks (optional), 1 or 2 outer leaves discarded and lower 6 inches of stalks thinly sliced; 1 sprig Accompaniment: fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro stems; 1 Tbsp bottled Asian green curry paste; 1 Tbsp chopped peeled fresh ginger; 2 larges garlic cloves, chopped; 14 fl. oz.s 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth; 340 grams dried flat 3/8-inch-wide rice noodles or 1/2 lb dried flat 1/8-inch-wide stir-fry rice noodles; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters chopped shallots (about 4); 2 kilograms peeled and deveined large shrimp (21 to 25 per lb); 6 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoons turmeric; 369 grams unsweetened coconut milk (not low-fat); 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 59 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Green Curry Shrimp with Noodles

Instructions

Purée shallots, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, and cilantro stems in a blender with curry paste, sugar, salt, turmeric, and water until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute.

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Curry Paste

Lemon Grass

Cilantro

Shallot

Turmeric

Garlic

Ginger

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Blender

Heat oil in a 4-quart wide heavy pot over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook curry paste mixture, stirring frequently, until it just begins to stick to bottom of pot, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Curry Paste

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add coconut milk and broth and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3 2/3 cups, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Coconut Milk

Broth

While sauce simmers, cook noodles in a 6-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 6 minutes.

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Pasta

Sauce

Water

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Pot

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water.

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Water

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Colander

Drain noodles well and divide among 4 large bowls.

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Pasta

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Bowl

Add shrimp to sauce and simmer, stirring, until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Shrimp

Sauce

Remove from heat and stir in fish sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Ladle shrimp and sauce over noodles.

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Salt And Pepper

Fish Sauce

Pasta

Shrimp

Sauce

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Ladle

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Servings:

2teaspoons

Asian fish sauce, or to taste 2

fresh lemongrass stalks (optional), 1 or 2 outer leaves discarded and lower 6 inches of stalks thinly sliced 1sprig

Accompaniment: fresh cilantro 1Tbsp

finely chopped fresh cilantro stems 1Tbsp

bottled Asian green curry paste 1Tbsp

chopped peeled fresh ginger 2larges

garlic cloves, chopped 14fl. oz.s

3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth 340grams

dried flat 3/8-inch-wide rice noodles or 1/2 lb dried flat 1/8-inch-wide stir-fry rice noodles 1teaspoons

salt 237milliliters

chopped shallots (about 4)2kilograms

peeled and deveined large shrimp (21 to 25 per lb)6teaspoons

sugar 1teaspoons

turmeric 369grams

unsweetened coconut milk (not low-fat)59milliliters

vegetable oil 59milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.