Green Curry Shrimp with Basil

Print Category Shrimps sauté (Fried) Thematic No thematic Source Dairy Goodness Evaluation

Recipe pictures

You’re cooking one of our recipes? Share the pictures of your culinary masterpiece on our website for a chance to win an awesome apron from Recipes Quebecoises. There will be a draw every month.

Green Curry Shrimp with Basil

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) minced fresh gingerroot
  • 2 to 3 tsp (10 to 15 mL) Thai green curry paste
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) packed brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) 35% whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) fish sauce or soy sauce
  • 1 lb (500 g) large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) thinly sliced fresh basil
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1)
  • Salt (optional)

preparation

  1. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and ginger; sauté for about 3 min or until softened and starting to brown. Add curry paste, to taste, and sugar; sauté for 15 sec. Add cream and fish sauce; bring to a boil, scraping up bits stuck to pan. Boil for 1 min.
  2. Stir in shrimp and simmer, stirring often, for about 3 min or just until shrimp are pink and opaque. Stir in basil and lime juice; season to taste with salt.

Cook commentary

4 Servings
Tips: Adjust the amount of curry paste to your taste - 2 tsp (10 mL) is moderately spicy and 3 tsp (15 mL) makes the sauce pleasantly hot.

For the Adventurous: Add 1/2 cup (125 mL) vegetable stock or water with cream and replace shrimp with 2 lbs (1 kg) fresh mussels in the shell. Cover and boil gently for about 5 min or until mussels open. Discard any that do not open.

Personal notes

Notify this publication

Why you want to notify this publication?
Not talking about cooking subjects
Wrong forum category
Inappropriate language
Other
Your comment (optional)

Picture contest

You’re cooking one of our recipes? Share the pictures of your culinary masterpiece on our website for a chance to win an awesome apron from Recipes Quebecoises. There will be a draw every month.

 

I confirm that I am the owner of this picture and I allow Recipes Quebecoises to use it on their website and on social networks.

Picture description

a publié une photo