Thai Yellow Coconut Curry with Prawns, Potatoes and Crispy Shallots
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats.
Potatoes are parboiled, yellow curry paste is fried in thick coconut milk until the oil separates, then thinned coconut milk, palm sugar, fish sauce, potatoes, cherry tomatoes and prawns are simmered briefly and topped with crispy shallots.
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Method
- 1
Fry the shallots. Heat 100 ml oil in a small pan over medium heat and fry the 3 sliced shallots, stirring, until light golden, 6 to 8 min. Lift onto kitchen paper to crisp; keep 1 tbsp of the oil.
- 2
Parboil the potatoes. Simmer 450 g potato chunks in unsalted water until just tender, 10 to 12 min, and drain.
- 3
Fry the paste. Heat the 1 tbsp shallot oil in a wide pan, add 60 g yellow curry paste and the thick cream from the top of the coconut milk in two or three additions, and fry, stirring, until it darkens and the oil separates, about 5 min.
- 4
Make the sauce. Stir in 10 g palm sugar, 2 tsp fish sauce, the rest of the coconut milk and 120 ml water. Add the potatoes and 100 g cherry tomatoes and simmer 5 min.
- 5
Cook the prawns. Add 600 g prawns and simmer until pink, opaque and 63 °C, 3 to 4 min.
- 6
Serve. Top with the crispy shallots and serve with jasmine rice.
Storage
Best eaten fresh. Refrigerate leftovers within 1 hour and eat within 1 day, reheated gently until piping hot. Keep the shallots separate and airtight. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
Equipment
- medium saucepan (about 3 l)
- colander
- small saucepan
- slotted spoon
- plate lined with kitchen paper
- silicone spatula
- instant-read probe thermometer
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 503 kcal |
| Protein | 36.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 33.3 g |
| of which sugars | 7.4 g |
| of which free sugars | 2.5 g |
| Fat | 27.2 g |
| of which saturates | 19.5 g |
| Fibre | 4.4 g |
| Salt | 2.22 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
7.2 g High Protein needs ≥ 10 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
