I know I was just saying how hot it is outside, and how could I want warm spicy curry on a hot summer day, right?  Well, I am very thankful for air conditioning and after several hours of cooling off, and some inspiration from blog surfing, I decided that curry was going to be the dinner entrée of the evening.

Often when I make curries, I find that they are too one-note and the flavors are just not as complex as the curries I enjoy when I am at a Thai restaurant for example.  But this time it was different.  This combination was the perfect expression of sweet, spicy, sour and salty.  No one-note curry this time and I could have eaten plate after plate of it!

Also, this was my first time cooking with coconut oil which I loved.  I can’t wait to try baking with it.

Peanut Curry Shrimp and Vegetables

by Mercedes Porter

Keywords: saute stir-fry entree healthy vegetables seafood Thai

Ingredients

  • 1 can light coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp red curry paste (more or less depending on how spicy you want it)
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup natural almond butter (or you could use peanut butter)
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil (you could also use olive, canola or sesame oil)
  • shrimp or chicken or tofu
  • about 3 cups of sliced/chopped vegetables of your choice (I used sugar snap peas, red bell pepper and broccolini)
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • chopped cilantro (for garnish)

Instructions

In a medium bowl whisk together coconut milk, curry paste, lime juice, almond butter and soy sauce; set aside

Put coconut oil in large sautée pan and heat on medium

Add shrimp to pan and cook until opaque (2-3 minutes per side); once cooked, remove shrimp from pan and put aside

Add vegetables, garlic and green onions to pan and sautée for about 4 minutes until tender

Pour curry mixture into pan and stir to combine

Add shrimp back into pan and reheat

Serve over rice, quinoa, or noodles and garnish with cilantro

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(Recipe inspired by Family Fresh Cooking)

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