Red Curry with Shrimp & String Beans
- 1 pound Jumbo Shrimp
- 1 pound String Beans
- 1 whole Red Bell Pepper
- 1 whole Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- 5 Tablespoons Red Curry Paste
- 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 whole Lime
- Rice For Serving
- Make sure your shrimp is cleaned, peeled, deveined and ready to go.
- Take off the stems of your string beans, and slice the string beans in half.
- Keep aside.
- Slice red bell pepper, remove the stem and seeds and slice each half into julienne pieces.
- Peel, then slice onions into thin julienne pieces.
- Mince garlic.
- Prepare the cilantro by slicing off the stems and roughly chopping cilantro into smaller pieces.
- In a hot pan with a lid, add a little bit of oil and the garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Add shrimp and saute for about 1 minute per side, until its pink on the outside (we will finish cooking shrimp in the curry).
- Transfer shrimp onto a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan, add a little more oil, and saute the string beans for a minute or two.
- Place lid on and let the string beans steam cook for about 1 minute.
- Add red bell pepper and onion.
- Then add coconut milk.
- Add red curry paste, and make sure it dissolves into the coconut milk.
- Place lid on the pan.
- Once curry starts to boil, reduce heat to medium low, and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, add shrimp back into the curry, place lid on again.
- Let shrimp finish cooking in curry for about 8 minutes.
- After shrimp cooks, then squeeze lime juice into the pan and add fresh cilantro.
- Stir to combine.
- Serve with brown or white jasmine rice.
- Serves 6.
shrimp, string beans, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, cilantro, red curry, vegetable oil, lime
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/red-curry-with-shrimp-string-beans/ (may not work)