green curry

Overview

Time: 30 minutes
Dishes: large pot

Heads Up! basil or cilantro, green curry paste, 2 light coconut milk 

Hello, hello Dear Readers!

Today's vegetarian, vegan and meatless dish is really easy and fast and tastes amazing! When we lived in Austin, there was a Thai place that made curry that was more of a soup and I've been wanting to recreate that for ages. 

Here it is! As great as I remember it!

I used jarred green curry paste (check for shrimp paste in the ingredients), but you can make your own with little fuss, but even that was too much for me on a weeknight.

Cooking Tip: cook your paste in 1/4 cup coconut milk (not oil) until the paste releases its flavors, before adding the rest of the milk. (I was low on green curry paste so I added a tablespoon of red to my dish - you know, whatever it takes!)

An aside: Please be aware that there are brands of coconut milk (Arroy-D and Chaokoh) that use and abuse monkeys to pick their coconuts (as of 9/2020). Please choose a more compassionate brand of coconut milk. Source. 

This curry has tofu, peppers, zucchini and spinach, but feel free to add Gardein scallopini if you want, or just extra vegetables - that never fails! Keep in mind you will need fresh herbs at the end - either basil or cilantro, depending on the diners. 

Add a squeeze of lime at the end and enjoy!

Speedy Cooking Tips:

• Prepare your rice right away (if using).
• Get all the ingredients out and prepare the pot.
• Press the tofu for 5 minutes.
• Cook the curry paste with 1/4 cup of coconut milk.
• Chop the vegetables while the paste cooks; add as it is ready.

 

Green Curry

Makes 4 servings 

easy

Serve with rice

1. Base: Cook the curry paste and the 1/4 cup coconut milk in a large pot over medium heat. Stir and cook until the paste has released its aroma, about 3 minutes.

3 to 5 tablespoons green curry paste

1/4 cup of (14-ounce) can light coconut milk**

2. Soup: Add the rest of the liquid ingredients to the Base. Bring to light boil over medium-high heat and reduce to simmer over medium heat:

1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk**

remainder of other can light coconut milk**

2 cups vegetable broth

2 tablespoons tamari

3. Vegetables: Add the vegetables to the soup as they are ready. Cook the soup until the vegetables are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes:

1-pound regular tofu, pressed 5 minutes, cubed

1 bell pepper, sliced

1 zucchini, sliced

3 scallions, sliced

zest of a lime

4. Greens: When the vegetables are tender add the spinach and cook to wilt:

4 to 6 cups baby spinach

5. Serve: When the spinach is tender add the herbs and lime and serve:

1/2 cup cilantro or basil, chopped

juice of the lime zested

 

 

 

** Need a total of 2 (14-ounce) cans of light coconut milk.

 

 

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