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
- Place chile pepper in 1/4 cup boiling water; let stand 30 minutes. Drain, cool, and chop.
- Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired.
- 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.
- 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.