Friday, January 22, 2010

Thailand Recipe Green Curry Paste

Thailand Recipe Green Curry Paste
(Kueang Kaeng khiew wan):
Ingredients:
5-6 small, red Thai onions or shallots
a handful small unpealed Thai garlic cloves
or 5-6 big, pealed garlic cloves
5-6 cm galanga/galingale
4 bulbs lemon grass
10 or more fresh green chili peppers
peel from a Makrut Kaffir lemon
1-1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1-2 teaspoons shrimp paste/Kapi

Preparation:

Chop fresh green chili peppers, lemon grass, garlic, shallots, galanga,
and makrut peel to small pieces
and put it all together in the mortar.
Pound it until You get a smooth paste,
then add shrimp paste (Kapi) and salt and pound again.
Now You can use the green curry paste for Your favourite recipe.
Leavings can be stored in a jar with screw cap
in a refrigerator for 3-4 weeks or can be stored in a freezer.

Recipes with green Thai curry paste:

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