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Thai Green Curry Paste
Fragrant Thai green curry paste is made from a combination of green chilis, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and aromatic lemongrass and spices.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
2
- 3 oz Serranos (or Green Cayenne chili)
- 1+1/2 oz Birds Eye Chili
- 1 lemongrass
- 1 shallot
- 8 clove garlic
- 2 kaffir limes (rind only)
- 1 oz galangal
- 1/2 oz turmeric root (2-inch piece)
- 3 tbsp shrimp paste
- 1/3 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Trim stems from chilis and coarsely chop.
- 2
Trim dried green tops from lemongrass and use thicker white part to the root end. Chop into 1 inch pieces.
- 3
Peel shallot and garlic. Coarsely chop shallot.
- 4
Use a spoon and scrape skin from galangal and turmeric root. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
- 5
Transfer all ingredients except water into food processor. Pulse several times to break everything down. Scrape sides and add water. Blitz until a paste forms and everything has been processed (about 2 minutes). Add more water if needed (See Note 1).
- 6
Store in airtight container and refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze for later use.