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.
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1
Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil over high heat.
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Vegetable Oil
2
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
3
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
4
Add couscous and stir. Turn off heat, cover pot and let stand.
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Couscous
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Pot
5
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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6
Serve couscous topped with a layer of chopped lettuce then a few ladles of red curry shrimp.
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