BEAN CURD & GREEN BEAN RED CURRY

                                             BEAN CURD & GREEN BEAN RED CURRY 

THIS RECIPE USES GREEN BEANS,BUT YOU CAN USE ALMOST ANY KIND OF VEGETABLE SUCH AS AUBERGINES,BAMBOO SHOOTS OR BROCCOLI.

INGREDIENTS

2½ cups coconut milk

1 tbsp red curry paste

 3 tbsp fish sauce

2 tsp palm sugar or soft dark brown sugar

225 g button mushroom

115 g green beans, trimmed

175 g beancurd ( tofu),rinsed and cut

into 4 cm /1 ½ in cubes

4 kaffir  lime leaves,torn

2 red chili's, sliced

fresh coriander leaves,to garnish

METHOD

1. Cook one-third of the coconut milk in a wok  or saucepan until it separates and and oily sheen appears.

2. Add the red curry paste, fish sauce and sugar to the coconut milk. Mix together thoroughly.
3. Add the button mushroom.stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the rest of the coconut milk and bring mixture back to the boil.
4. Add the green beans and cubes of beancurd and simmer gently for another 4-5 minutes.
5. Stir in the torn kaffir lime leaves and the sliced red chili's. Serve the curry garnished with the coriander leaves.