Green Curry
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Cook time
- 12 minutes
Tocha Verde goes straight into the curry paste, not on top of it. Blend, simmer, and the pineapple and tamarind end up in every single spoonful.
All You Need
4 tbsp of Tocha Verde
Curry:
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 350 ml water or stock
- 12 fried tofu puffs
- 1 Japanese eggplant
- 1 cup snow peas
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup broccolini or kailan
- 1 Anaheim pepper
- 1 sweet red pepper
- 1 lime, juiced
Paste:
- 4 tbsp Tocha Verde
- 1 small shallot
- 1 knob of ginger
- 1 handful cilantro stems
- 10 basil leaves, Thai preferable
- 1 green chili
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 lemongrass stalk
Garnish:
- Cilantro
To Do List
- Dice the lemongrass finely and rough chop the remaining paste ingredients, then blend in a food processor until smooth.
- Add half the coconut milk to a pan and bring to medium heat, reducing by half or until the fat separates from the milk, around 8 minutes.
- Add the paste to the milk and stir fry gently but continuously until thick.
- Add the tofu, eggplant, the remaining coconut milk and the water or stock. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the snow peas, cherry tomatoes and broccolini, allowing them to just cook through, around 2 minutes.
- Cut and squeeze the fresh lime to taste.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve over rice.