Thai Shrimp And Clam Curry Recipes

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.
• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.
• In a skillet, dry roast the coriander and peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove and let cool. Grind in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
• Return the pan to medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Drain the chiles, reserving the liquid, and roughly chop.
• In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients with about 1/4 cup of the reserved soaking liquid. Process to make a smooth paste, scraping down the sides several times and adding more liquid through the top 1 tablespoon at a time with the motor running.
• Transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to use. Paste will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.
• In a skillet, dry roast the coriander and peppercorns over low heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove and let cool. Grind in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
• Return the pan to medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Drain the chiles, reserving the liquid, and roughly chop.
• In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients with about 1/4 cup of the reserved soaking liquid. Process to make a smooth paste, scraping down the sides several times and adding more liquid through the top 1 tablespoon at a time with the motor running.
• Transfer to an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to use. Paste will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.

CLAMS AND MUSSELS IN THAI CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic and chiles and stir-fry until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the curry paste and ketchup and fry until slightly browned, 3 to 4 more minutes. Add the lime juice and 3 cups water, cover and bring to a boil. Add the clams; cover and steam until they open slightly, about 3 minutes. Add the mussels; cover and steam until they open slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the bell pepper and half of the cilantro and basil. Cook, covered, until the pepper is crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer the clams and mussels to serving bowls and ladle the broth on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and basil and garnish with lime. Serve with crusty bread, if desired.

THAI GREEN CURRY WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Put the kaffir lime leaves and 1/3 cup of the oil in a blender. Set at the blender's lowest speed, start the blender and slowly increase the speed to high. Blend for 25 seconds. Transfer to a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean small bowl and reserve. Clean the blender carafe.
• Put the cilantro, chiles, garlic, shallots, ginger, lemongrass, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/3 cup water in the blender. Set at the blender's lowest speed, start the blender and slowly increase the speed to medium-high. Blend for 40 seconds to make a fine puree, stopping once to scrape down the sides of the carafe.
• Heat the remaining 1/4 cup oil in a large high-sided skillet over medium heat. Carefully add the cilantro puree. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and olive green, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the fish sauce and brown sugar. Cook 1 minute more, then add the coconut milk and 1 1/4 cups water. Add more salt and fish sauce if desired. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat to medium-low and add the shrimp and lime juice. Cover and cook until the undersides of the shrimp are beginning to turn pink, about 3 minutes. Flip the shrimp, cover and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the tomatoes and snow peas, cover and cook until the shrimp are pink on both sides and cooked through, about 1 minute more.
• Ladle the curry into 4 soup bowls. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves and drizzle with some of the kaffir lime oil.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY WITH A KICK

Steps:

• Sprinkle shrimp with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the red onion and cook for 1 minute. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds. Add the lime juice and shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 1 minute per side. Transfer shrimp to a small bowl.
• Pour diced tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken broth, and crushed red pepper into the pan. Cook until mushrooms begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, curry powder, fish sauce, and Thai basil. Cook until mixture has heated through. Transfer shrimp back to the pan, and cook for 1 minute more.
• Serve with a lime wedge and garnish with cilantro, if desired.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• In a large wok or saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots, bell peppers, carrots, and garlic, and stir-fry until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Stirring, add the fish sauce and sugar, then the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the basil and cilantro.
• Serve over jasmine rice, garnished with cilantro sprigs.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion; stir-fry until soft and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add green onions and curry paste; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add coconut milk, chicken broth, fish sauce, and sugar; bring to boil. Add tomatoes and boil 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook just until opaque in center, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Transfer curry to large shallow bowl. Garnish with cilantro. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.
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THAI SHRIMP AND CLAM CURRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and red bell pepper; saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in red chile paste and coconut milk. Add the clams and simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 5 minutes. If curry appears too thick, stir in chicken broth.
• Finely grate zest from the lime. Stir half of the zest into the curry along with fish sauce and brown sugar. Squeeze some lime juice into the curry. Stir in half of the basil and shrimp; simmer curry until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes. Thin the curry with more chicken broth if needed.
• Scoop clams out of the curry, draining their juice back into the saucepan, and discard. Mix in remaining lime zest and basil before serving.

THAI SHRIMP AND CLAM CURRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and red bell pepper; saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in red chile paste and coconut milk. Add the clams and simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 5 minutes. If curry appears too thick, stir in chicken broth.
• Finely grate zest from the lime. Stir half of the zest into the curry along with fish sauce and brown sugar. Squeeze some lime juice into the curry. Stir in half of the basil and shrimp; simmer curry until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes. Thin the curry with more chicken broth if needed.
• Scoop clams out of the curry, draining their juice back into the saucepan, and discard. Mix in remaining lime zest and basil before serving.

THAI RED CURRY SHRIMP AND CALAMARI

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a large pot or wok.
• Add onions and eggplant and cook until eggplant is cooked through (about 5 minutes). Add peppers and cook for 1 more minute.
• Add shrimp and calamari and cook for 1 more minute.
• Add rest of ingredients and bring up to a boil while stirring.
• Immediately turn off heat.
• Serve with steamed brown rice.

THAI CURRIED SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Using a food processor, puree the ginger and garlic.
• Add in the rest of the sauce ingredients to form a relatively thick paste.
• It's best to refrigerate the paste for a few hours to let the flavors inter-mingle, but if you have to use it right away, than do so.
• Heat the oil over high heat, and add the scallops and shrimp when the pan (or wok) is uniformly hot.
• At the same time, boil some water for the noodles (or you can serve with rice if you want).
• Stir the shrimp and scallops frequently for about 2 minutes, until slightly browned.
• Add in the paste, and reduce heat slightly, coating the scallops and shrimp thoroughly.
• After about 90 seconds, slowly stir in a can of coconut milk.
• Reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes to reduce the liquid.
• Serve over noodles or rice.

THAI SHRIMP & SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the thick coconut cream from the top of the coconut milk and in a large heavy skillet cook the cream over moderate heat, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until it is thickened slightly.
• Add the curry paste and cook the mixture, whisking, for 1 minute.
• Add the shrimp and sauté the mixture over moderately high heat, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the shrimp turn pink.
• Add the coconut milk and the naam pla and simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute, or until the shrimp are just cooked through.
• Transfer the shrimp with a slotted spoon to a bowl, to the skillet add the carrots and the bell pepper, and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes.
• Add the spinach in batches, stirring until each batch is wilted, return the shrimp to the skillet, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle the dish with the coriander and serve it with the rice.

THAI CURRY WITH SHRIMP & COCONUT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until onion is golden brown. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from pan., In the same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; stir-fry 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink., Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add onion and sauce mixtures; heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve with rice; sprinkle with peanuts and coconut.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• Puree first 9 ingredients in processor until paste forms, occasionally scraping sides of bowl. Transfer curry paste to bowl. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Boil coconut milk and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 2 cups, about 20 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add 6 tablespoons curry paste; stir 1 minute. Add shrimp and sautéuntil beginning to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to plate. Add reduced coconut milk mixture to same skillet; boil until mixture coats spoon thickly, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes. Add white part of bok choy; boil until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add snow peas; stir until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Return shrimp to sauce. Add green part of bok choy and mushrooms; toss until heated through, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil. Serve over rice.

THAI SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and pepper; cook 5 minutes.
• Add curry, ginge3r and salt; cook 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and milk.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add shrimp and cilantro.
• Cook, stirring, until shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in peas.
• Serve over couscous or rice.

THAI COCONUT CURRY WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring coconut milk and curry paste to a boil in a large saucepan; boil for 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, Thai basil, mint, garlic, brown sugar, pepper flakes, dried basil, curry powder, and fresh ginger. Return to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes.
• Add bamboo shoots and bell peppers; boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until all flavors have combined, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Saute until shrimp is bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Transfer shrimp into the simmering sauce and simmer for 5 more minutes.