Hot Red Curry Shrimp

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Sothern Living- Fran Pointer, Kansas City, Missouri

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 11 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake- tarts

Ingredients

  • 1 dried whole red chile pepper
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 lb. unpeeled, medium-size fresh shrimp
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk
  • 1 Tbsp. hot curry paste
  • 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
  • 2 (4.9 oz.) pkg. toasted Israeli couscous
  • 1 Tbsp. lime juice
  • 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  1. Place chile pepper in 1/4 cup boiling water; let stand 30 minutes. Drain, cool, and chop.
  2. Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired.
  3. Cook chile pepper, broth, and next 3 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat, stirring often, 8 minutes. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
  4. Remove seasoning packets from couscous, and serve for another use. Stir couscous into broth mixture; remove from heat, cover, and let stand 15 minutes. Stir in juice; sprinkle with cilantro.

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