Prawns and Pineapple Curry
Prawns and pineapple curry is another very popular and aromatic Nonya (Peranakan) curry. It is delicious with an addictive sweet, sour and spicy taste.
- Prep time
- 45 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 kg large fresh king prawns (shelled, deveined and tails intact)
- 1 large topless pineapple ((550g/19.4oz of pineapple flesh))
- 2 medium red tomatoes (diced into 2cm (0.8 inch) pieces)
- 60 g tamarind paste (or tamarind puree)
- 400 ml light coconut milk
- 1 tbsp stevia
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- Steamed basmati rice
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 clove garlic
- 1 small brown onion (cut into wedges)
- 4 long fresh red chillies (deseeded and cut into 3 cm (1.2 inch) pieces)
- 10 small dried red chillies (deseeded)
- 5 kaffir lime leaves (stems removed and leaves finely sliced)
- 11/2 inch piece fresh galangal (peeled and finely sliced)
- 11/2 inch piece fresh ginger (peeled and finely sliced)
- 1 inch piece fresh turmeric (peeled and finely sliced or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric)
- 1 stem lemon grass (white part only, finely sliced)
- some fresh mint leaves (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Peel and remove cores of pineapples and roughly cut into small 3cm (1.2 inch) triangle pieces. Set aside.
- 2
Add the ingredients for the spice paste into a food processor and blend until you get a smooth paste. Alternatively, you can use a mortar and pestle if preferred.
- 3
Heat up 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a wok and add the spice paste and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until aromatic on medium heat.
- 4
Add the assam (tamarind) puree or paste and tomatoes to the wok and stir-fry for another 2 minutes on medium heat.
- 5
Then add in all the coconut milk, sugar and salt and stir and combine well and bring to a boil.
- 6
Cook the prawns in the sauce on low to medium heat for 2 minutes on each side or until prawns are just cooked. Stirring the sauce occasionally to ensure its not sticking at the bottom. Remove the prawns and set aside.
- 7
Add the pineapple pieces to the wok and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- 8
Return the prawns to the wok and stir and combine for another 2 minutes on medium heat.
- 9
Serve together with steamed basmati rice or tumeric basmati rice. For paleo diet, serve with cauliflower rice or turmeric cauliflower rice.