Thai red curry paste
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Small dried red chiles; seeded, and |
| Coarsely chopped | ||
| 10 | Whole Peppercorns | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Whole coriander seed; toasted |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cumin seed; toasted |
| 2 | Fresh lemongrass stalks | |
| ¼ | cup | Coarsely-chopped fresh cilantro root |
| (or cilantro leaves and stems) | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Finely-chopped; peeled fresh galanga |
| (or peeled fresh ginger) | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced wild or domestic lime zest |
| 2 | tablespoons | Coarsely-chopped garlic |
| ¼ | cup | Coarsely-chopped shallot |
| 2 | teaspoons | Shrimp paste |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
Directions
Place chiles in a small bowl of warm water to soak for 20 minutes. Combine the peppercorns, coriander seed and cumin seed in a mortar and grind to a powder with a pestle, or use a spice grinder. Set aside. Trim any grassy tops and hard roots off the lemongrass, then finely chop the stalk. Place the lemongrass, cilantro, galanga and lime peel in the mortar and grind to break them down. Add the garlic and shallot and grind until a moist paste forms, about 5 minutes. Drain the chiles and add them to the paste in the mortar. Add the spices, shrimp paste and salt and grind well. Transfer paste to a jar, cover tightly and refrigerate. This recipe yields about 1 cup of paste.
Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES WORLD TOUR with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # WT-1A08 broadcast 09-24-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site - Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
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10-21-1997
Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.