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ingredients

  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons red curry paste
  • 1 lb. beef, cut into thin, bite-sized strips
  • 6 fresh or dry kaffir lime leaves
  • cup chicken stock
  • 3 tbsps palm sugar
  • 2-½ tbsps fish sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup ground roasted peanuts
  • ½ cup sweet basil leaves, or 1 tbs dried basil leaves
  • 1 fresh chili, seeded and cut into strips

directions

1. Put the coconut milk into a sauce pan over medium heat add the curry paste and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Put in the beef, and cook for five minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the lime leaves, stock, sugar, fish sauce, salt and peanuts. Add this to the curried beef, and simmer about 15 minutes.
4. Add the basil and chili, stir well, and remove from the heat.

Categories

Thai

Keywords

Thai Coconut Curry

source

The Elegant Taste of Thailand

servings/yield

4 servings

rating

difficulty

cuisine

Asian : South East Asian : Thai

course

Main

preparation times

• Prep: 30 Minutes
• Cook: 30 Minutes