Thai Fish Curry

• 1 medium onion, cut into slivers
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips,strips halved
• 3 -6 Thai red chili peppers, left intact with sides scored (amount to taste) (optional)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 10 -12 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 teaspoon galanga powder
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup sake or 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons shrimp sauce (fish sauce ok substitution)
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk (I used lite)
• 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only,flattened with cleaver and sliced
• 1 lb monkfish, cut into 1 inch cubes (sea bass, orange roughy, grouper, red snapper, salmon are ok substitutions)
• 3 roma tomatoes, peeled and quartered
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 lime, juice of

1. Heat oil in large skillet or wok; add curry paste, garlic, lime leaves, and galanga; stir-fry for 1 minute or until mixture becomes very fragrant.
2. Add onions, chiles, and peppers and stir-fry until onions are slightly tender.
3. Add vegetable broth, sake wine, shrimp sauce, coconut milk, lemongrass and bring to a boil.
4. Add the fish cubes and tomato quarters, then cover, and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until fish is firm and cooked.
5. Stir together cornstarch into water to make a slurry and add to wok; stir until curry is thickened; remove kaffir leaves before serving if desired.
6. Add the juice of the lime and stir in, then sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro just before serving.
7. Serve with steamed jasmine rice, if desired.

onion, red bell pepper, red chili peppers, oil, red curry, garlic, lime, galanga powder, vegetable broth, sake, shrimp sauce, coconut milk, stalk lemongrass, monkfish, roma tomatoes, cornstarch, water, fresh cilantro, lime

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thai-fish-curry-42031 (may not work)