Name: Thai prawn & squash curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 sachet creamed coconut grated; 2 tbsp red or green Thai curry paste; 1 tbsp palm sugar or demerara sugar; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 6 lime leaves torn; 2 lemongrass stalks, bashed; 1 butternut squash peeled and chopped into large chunks; 400ml can coconut milk; 24 raw prawns shells removed but tails left on; small pack coriander leaves picked; 100g beansprouts

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Thai prawn & squash curry

Thai prawn & squash curry

John Torode

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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A fusion curry of tomatoes and ginger with a Thai twist of lime leaves and lemongrass to deliver a delicious balance of sweet, sour, salty and hot

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

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2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 sachet creamed coconut

grated
2 tbsp red or green Thai curry paste
1 tbsp palm sugar

or demerara sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
6 lime leaves

torn
2 lemongrass

stalks, bashed
1 butternut squash

peeled and chopped into large chunks
400ml can coconut milk
24 raw prawns

shells removed but tails left on

To serve

small pack coriander

leaves picked
100g beansprouts

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal398
fat31g
saturates22g
carbs20g
sugars13g
fibre3g
protein7g
salt0.8g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil a large frying pan or wok. Tip in the coconut and cook for 3 mins or until starting to toast, then add the curry paste and fry, stirring constantly, until fragrant and sizzling. Add 100ml water and bring to the boil – the water will evaporate and the paste will split. Add the sugar and reduce the heat (the colour will darken).
step 2

With the mixture at a simmer, add the fish sauce, lime leaves, lemongrass and squash. Cook for 1 min, stirring to coat the squash in the paste, then add the coconut milk and 200ml more water and bring back to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 mins until the squash is cooked.
step 3

Turn up the heat again, drop in the prawns and stir well. As soon as the pan returns to the boil, reduce to a low heat and cook for a few mins until the prawns are pink and cooked through. The curry should now be sweet and creamy. To serve, top with the coriander leaves and beansprouts.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2017

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