Description
Red Curry Paste is the starting ingredient in many easy and tasty dishes.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups Curry Paste Base
- 2 Star Anise
- 1 Tbls Coriander Seed
- 1 Tbls Cumin Seed
- 1 Tbls Cinnamon
- Hot Red Chiles to taste
- 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
- 2 Tbls Fish Sauce
- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
Instructions
- Heat a dry pan over medium heat. Add the star anise, coriander seed and cumin seed and sweat for five minutes stirring frequently until they become fragrant.
- Put the whole spices in a mortar and pestle and grind them.
- Add cinnamon and hot red chiles and grind everything until it is well ground.
- Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan over medium flame.
- Add the curry paste base, fish sauce and coconut milk. Cook for 30 minutes until the red curry paste has thickened.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
