Red Curry

This is not my recipe ..... it's Jamie Oliver's recipe for red curry. It does work !!

The red curry paste:

Blend/Paste/Puree:

2 cloves garlic

1 1/2 inches ginger

1/2 bunch fresh coriander

1 big red chilly or 2 small green (add or reduce depending on your love for chillies)

2 stalks lemon grass

1 heaped teaspoon tomato paste

3-4 roasted bell pepper slices (from a jar)

4-5 kaffir lime leaves

1-2 tablespoons soya sauce (light soy)

1 teaspoon sesame oil

2 tablespoons veg/sunflower oil (use olive oil, if that's what you have)

The balance ingredients:

If you fancy chicken then 300 gms

Veggies of your choice : sugar snaps, beans, capsicum, capsicum, broccoli

1 can coconut milk

fresh coriander to garnish

Method:

Add oil to a pan (med-high heat)

If, you're making chicken curry add the chicken, brown it up and then,

Add the red curry paste and cook till its heated through and fills the air with all the awesomeness ever.

add the veggies (except for the broccoli, add this just 2-3 mins before you take this off the heat (theres nothing worse that overcooked broccoli)

add coconut milk, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let it simmer till a thin layer of oil appears.

garnish with fresh coriander.

serve with boiled rice & fresh lime !