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Thai Shrimp Curry
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Why This Recipe Works Unlike Indian curries, Thai curries almost always contain coconut milk. Also, they tilt the spice balance towards fresh aromatics in the form of a homemade chile paste. For a streamlined Thai shrimp curry dish that was scaled down in effort but not in flavor, we eliminated homemade curry paste and went with a simplified sauce that could be easily assembled in the blender. A little chicken broth cut through the richness of a full can of coconut milk, while easy-to-find Thai staples such as Thai chiles (serrano or jalapeño chiles make great substitutes), fish sauce, lemon grass, brown sugar, lime juice, cilantro, and basil offered welcome complexity. Quick-cooking shrimp, snap peas, and red bell pepper paired well with our flavorful sauce. For a smooth sauce we found we needed to blend the ingredients first before heating it up in the blender. The vegetables needed a quick spin in the microwave to ensure tenderness and we also drained off excess liquid so as not to dilute our delicious curry sauce. We added the vegetables and the shrimp to the blender partway through the cook cycle. Note that because of the volume in the blender, the temperature of the sauce drops dramatically when you add the vegetables and shrimp—the shrimp effectively poaches at a low gentle temperature until just cooked and tender, while the snap peas and bell pepper remain tendercrisp. If you can’t find Thai basil leaves, regular basil will work fine. Serve over rice.
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 25 minutes |
| Servings |
4 people
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Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk
14‑ounce - 3 Thai chiles stemmed, seeded, and chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 6 garlic cloves peeled and smashed
- 1 lemon grass stalk trimmed to bottom
6 inches and chopped - 1 2-inch piece of ginger peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp grated lime zest plus lime wedges for serving
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 6 oz sugar snap peas strings removed
- 1 red bell pepper stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per
pound ) peeled, deveined, and tails removed - 1/4 cup fresh Thai basil leaves
- Lime wedges
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Place coconut milk, chiles, cilantro, garlic, lemon grass, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, lime zest, and cumin in Ace blender. Lock lid in place, then process on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of blender jar. Return lid and Select Soup Program 1 (for chunky soups).
- Meanwhile, microwave snap peas, bell pepper, and oil in bowl until vegetables are just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Pause program 12 minutes before it has completed. Carefully remove lid and stir snap peas, bell pepper, and shrimp into sauce until fully submerged. Return lid and replace lid cap with food tamper. Resume program, using tamper as needed to stir ingredients. Once program has completed, stir in basil and season with salt to taste. Serve with lime wedges.
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Sounds great but at what pount do you add the shrimp?
I’m in the Instant Pot app expecting an Instant Pot recipe and this one needs a special blender. Fail!
Hi Sharbean,
The app includes recipes for all of our products not just our multi-use pressure cooker. The special blender is our Ace Blender that actually cooks food. There are many other recipes available for our pressure cookers.
Hi Ashraf ElGharby,
You would add the shrimp when asked to add the peas in step 2.
This recipe should NOT be in here unless you can add instant pot directions.
Hi Emrldwlf,
This recipe is in our app because we make other great products other than our popular Instant Pot Multi-Use Pressure Cooker.
Find out more about our other products here: https://instantpot.com/products/
Umm… Not an instapot recipe! What a naty bait and switch to sell other products