Thailand

Choo Chee Curry

Name: Choo Chee Curry
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 400 g Fish fillet or prawns; 2 tbsp Red curry paste; 300 ml Coconut milk; 4 pieces Kaffir lime leaves; some of each Fish sauce & palm sugar; some of each Red chili & Thai basil

Thick red coconut curry with fish

Choo chee is a thick Thai curry whose name describes the sizzle when the curry paste hits hot coconut oil.

The reduced, intense sauce of red curry paste and coconut milk pairs especially well with fish and prawns.

Servings2

Time35 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fish fillet or prawns400 g
Red curry paste2 tbsp
Coconut milk300 ml
Kaffir lime leaves4 pieces
Fish sauce & palm sugarsome of each
Red chili & Thai basilsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the thick coconut cream with the curry paste.
Pour in the rest of the coconut milk and reduce.
Season with fish sauce and palm sugar.
Cook the fish or prawns in the sauce.
Serve with lime leaves and basil.

Make it original

Red curry paste for choo chee is in the Asia Boutique.

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