Thai scallops with green beans (hl)

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsScallops (or use thinly sliced beef, pork or chicken)
Defatted chicken broth
1teaspoonRed curry pasta; to 1 tablespoon
2Garlic cloves; minced
1cupSteamed green beans
½Onion; julienned
3Kaffir lime leaves or zest of one lime
1teaspoonSugar
112 ounce can evaporated skim milk
1teaspoonCoconut extract
1Red bell pepper; julienned
1teaspoonCorn starch; mixed with 2 teaspoons water
10Basil leaves; chopped
1tablespoonFish sauce
Chopped red chili peppers; to taste

Directions

Rinse the scallops. In a large nonstick skillet, heat curry paste and garlic on high until the paste bubbles. Add green beans, onions, lime leaves, sugar, milk and coconut extract. Stir well and cook about 5 minutes. Add the scallops, red pepper and cornstarch and cook 5 minutes longer or until scallops are cooked and the sauce has thickened. Stir in the basil leaves, fish sauce and chili peppers. Served with steamed rice.

Yield: 4 Servings

Nutritional Information per serving: 185 Calories, 2⅒ grams of fat Courtesy of Melanie Peskott-North, Good Square Meals, Dallas Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> Recipe by: RECIPE FOR HEALTH SHOW #RHE307 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #800 by 4paws@... (Shermeyer-Gail) on Sep 24, 1997