Vietnamese Seafood Curry Recipe
A recipe from Notebook magazine- easy and tasty. Easily made gluten-free provided the curry powder and fish sauce used are gluten-free too
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Vietnamese
- 8 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 small carrot, halved lengthways, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
- 2 small red chilies, seeded, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons mild indian curry powder (gluten-free if required for diet)
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (gluten-free if required for diet)
- 750 g firm-fleshed white boneless fish fillets, cut into 6cm pieces
- 750 g medium green king prawns, peeled, deveined, leaving tails intact
- 300 g sugar snap peas, trimmed or 300 g snow peas
- 1/2 cup Thai basil (use regular basil if Thai basil not available)
- steamed jasmine rice and lime wedge, to serve
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Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic, shallots and carrot and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until soft.
Add lemongrass, chillies and curry powder and cook for 3 minutes or until fragrant.
Add coconut milk, 1 cup water and fish sauce to the pan and bring to a simmer.
Add fish and simmer gently, partially covered, for 3 minutes.
Stir in prawns and peas and simmer gently, partially covered, for 2 minutes or until seafood is tender.
Serve scattered with basil leaves, with steamed rice and lime wedges.
Serving: 399gCalories: 527.9kcalCarbohydrates: 52.1gProtein: 29.1gFat: 23.5gSaturated Fat: 12.9gCholesterol: 236.2mgSodium: 1454.8mgFiber: 3.9gSugar: 41.5g
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