Thai Shrimp Curry with Chopped Lettuce and Basil-Lime Couscous

Name: Thai Shrimp Curry with Chopped Lettuce and Basil-Lime Couscous
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 237 milliliters shredded fresh basil leaves; 1 Tbsp butter; 355 milliliters chicken stock; 355 milliliters couscous; 3 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped; 1 inch ginger root, peeled and grated or finely chopped; 473 milliliters chopped iceberg lettuce, 1/2 small head; 1 lime, zested and juiced; 118 milliliters chopped peanuts, for garnish; 237 milliliters frozen peas; 2 Tbsps mild or hot red curry paste; 2 roasted red peppers, sliced; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 4 scallions, chopped into 1-inch pieces, whites and greens; 680 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails removed; 237 milliliters light or unsweetened coconut milk; 2 Tbsps vegetable or other light oil, eyeball it

Thai Shrimp Curry with Chopped Lettuce and Basil-Lime Couscous

Thai Shrimp Curry with Chopped Lettuce and Basil-Lime Couscous is If you have roasted peppers, coconut milk, shrimp, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the couscous you could follow this main course with the Couscous Mango Mousse as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil over high heat.

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Vegetable Oil

Add shrimp and toss 2 minutes then add the mushrooms, garlic, ginger, scallions, salt and pepper and cook 3 to 4 minutes more tossing constantly. Stir in curry paste, roasted red pepper and coconut milk and reduce heat to low. Simmer a few minutes then stir in peas to heat through.

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Roasted Red Peppers

Salt And Pepper

Coconut Milk

Curry Paste

Mushrooms

Green Onions

Garlic

Ginger

Shrimp

Peas

In a sauce pot bring chicken stock, butter and the lime zest to a boil.

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Chicken Stock

Lime Zest

Butter

Sauce

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Pot

Add couscous and stir. Turn off heat, cover pot and let stand.

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Couscous

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Pot

Add basil and the lime juice to the pot and fluff with a fork.

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Lime Juice

Basil

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Pot

Serve couscous topped with a layer of chopped lettuce then a few ladles of red curry shrimp.

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Couscous

Lettuce

Shrimp

Curry Powder

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Ladle

Garnish with chopped peanuts.

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Peanuts

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Ladle

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Servings:

237milliliters

shredded fresh basil leaves 1Tbsp

butter 355milliliters

chicken stock 355milliliters

couscous 3cloves

garlic, grated or finely chopped 1inch

ginger root, peeled and grated or finely chopped 473milliliters

chopped iceberg lettuce, 1/2 small head 1

lime, zested and juiced 118milliliters

chopped peanuts, for garnish 237milliliters

frozen peas 2Tbsps

mild or hot red curry paste 2

roasted red peppers, sliced 4servings

Salt and pepper 4

scallions, chopped into 1-inch pieces, whites and greens 680grams

shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails removed 237milliliters

light" or unsweetened coconut milk 2Tbsps

vegetable or other light oil, eyeball it

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

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Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio

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