
When you make your own batch of Thai Red Curry paste the flavour and aroma is unmatched to any store bought product on the market. Make a batch and freeze it so you have it on hand to flavor a soup, curry or stir fry.
Watch the video link to see all the ingredients in detail. The use of a mortar and pestle is traditional however I’m using my food processor to save time.
Thai Red Curry Paste
Ingredients
- 20 dried red chillies soaked overnight in water
- Coarse salt
- 4 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
- 1 2x2 inch piece of Galangal finely chopped
- 2 lemon grass stalks, cleaned and chopped
- 3 shallots sliced
- 3 tsps of fish sauce
- 2 lime leaves cut
- 3 corriander roots chopped
- 1 tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp fish, shrimp or crab paste
Instructions
- Drain the chillies and grind together with some salt. This acts as an abrasive ingredient
- Add the garlic, lemon grass, galangal and shallots and the fish sauce and grind
- Add the lime leaves, coriander roots, white pepper and a tsp of crab paste(my preference) and grind again

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