Friday, November 08, 2013

THAI YELLOW PUMPKIN AND SEAFOOD C


I've mention here previously I  am a big fan of Nigella Lawson. And that has not changed since I saw an episode of hers on the Style Network. I think she paved the way for other food chefs. to gain popularity. I love her easy style of cooking. And for a chef she's pretty sensual. 
This is such a delicious soup recipe. Spicy and full of flavor. 
  • 1 x 400 ml tin coconut milk
  • - 2 tablespoon red thai curry paste (or yellow)
  • 350 ml fish stock
  • tablespoons thai fish sauce (nam pla)
  • tablespoons caster sugar
  • stalks lemongrass (cut into 3 and bruised with flat of knife)
  • kaffir lime leaves (destalked and cut into strips)
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • kilogram pumpkin (peeled and cut into bite sized chunks)
  • 500 grams salmon fillets (pref organic) skinned and cut into large bite sized chunks
  • 500 grams peeled raw prawns
  • pak choi (or any other green veg of your choice)
  • juice of lime (to taste)
  • bunch fresh coriander (to serve)
  1. Skim the thick creamy top off the tin of coconut milk and put it, over medium heat, into a large saucepan or casserole with the curry paste. Let it sizzle and, using a fork, whisk or wooden spoon, beat milk and paste together until combined.
  1. Still beating gently, add the rest of the coconut milk, fish stock, fish sauce, sugar, lemongrass, lime leaves and turmeric. Bring to a boil and then add the pumpkin. Cook on a fast simmer until the pumpkin is tender, about 15 minutes, although different sorts of pumpkins can vary enormously in the time they take to cook; some squash take as little as 5 minutes.
  1. You can cook the curry up till this part in advance, maybe leaving the pumpkin with a tiny bit of bite to it (it will soften and cook as the pan cools). Either way, when you're about 5 minutes away from wanting to eat, get ready to cook the seafood.
  1. So, to the robustly simmering pan, add the salmon and prawns (if you're using the prawns from frozen they'll need to go in before the salmon). When the salmon and prawns have cooked through, which shouldn't take more than 3-4 minutes, stir in any green veg you're using - sliced, chopped or shredded as suits - and tamp down with a wooden spoon.
  1. When the pak choi's wilted, squeeze in the juice of half a lime, stir and taste and add the juice of the remaining half if you feel it needs it. Take the pan off the heat or decant the curry into a large bowl, and sprinkle over the coriander; the point is that the coriander goes in just before serving.
  1. Serve with more chopped coriander for people to add to their own bowls as they eat, and some plain Thai or basmati rice.


Additional information - for gluten free check the curry paste is gluten free.

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