Green Curry with Protein of Choice and Carb Of Choice

is oh to yummy!! But it is a tad on the spicy side. Now keep in mind this is a Thai style Curry. Not Japanese; Chinese or Indian. They all have their own unique flavor, and i personally after trying all 4 prefer Thai Curry Over All.

 Thai Style Green Curry with *Shrimp* and White Steamed Rice

There are several ways you can make Thai Green Curry ( or any type, really). You can either go online to a Thai Foods Website and they can give you the step by step directions for making it at home, by scratch. My self on the other hand doesn't have that much time to put dinner together so i just go to the Asian Market Place ( Anyone really) and buy a specific brand "Mae Ploy". (FYI the "Mae Ploy" brand as a lot of other curry paste brands do contain fish sauce, so if you are vegan or strictly vegetarian you will want to read the ingredients or just cook from scratch.The reason i use this brand is because i know it is a brand that is used in a lot of the Thai Restraunts around my home, and i like their curries.LOL. Anywho, if you're only cooking for 2, because my kids wont eat Curry due to the spice level; you really don't need too much of the paste.

What you need:
Curry Paste
Coconut Milk
Veggies
Protein
Rice OR Noodles

The recipe calls for this:

Vegetables:
Pick Vegetables of your choosing- i honestly prefer white onions and bell peppers (red or green)
You will need one whole Bell Pepper; you would want to cut it how you like. Personally i cut them into thin strips, maybe about 1/4-1/2 in think.
One half Onion- I cut my onion in half first, then slice it, then cut the slices in half so that they're not uber big pieces of onion to bite into.
(i've eaten this curry with with carrots, zuccini and mushrooms tossed in as well. add what you like!)


Protein:
After cutting up the desired Vegetables you will want to chose a protein.
I've honestly thought that White Meat (i.e. Chicken or Pork) or Tofu goes best with the flavor of Green Curry or Seafood. For some reason Beef just seems too thick and doesn't soak up a lot of the curry flavor.

It is best to make the pieces of protein bite size. Now what may be bite size to one, may not be to another; therefore i've decided not to tell you how to cut up the protein. With the exception of Seafood, just leave it as is; unless it's fish then cut to your desire.

There are two ways to cook the protein. You can either boil a pan of water and steam the protein first, or you can just cook it in the pan with the curry it's self. Restraunts cook the protein first in water and then add it to the pan of curry with choice of veggies :D. That's the way i like to do it, but it does mean you'll have an extra pan to clean after wards. Just keep that in mind.

The Curry:
Toss 50g of curry paste with  200g of Coconut Milk. Then add another Cup of Coconut Milk to the mix and bring to a boil. You will then want to add your protein of choice to the pan now, let the sauce soak into your protein for a bit (it depends on if you're placing raw or already steamed protein into the pan at this point). You will then want to add your Vegetables, just too them into the pan and stir everything up. Put the heat on Medium at this point and just let the curry simmer. After a couple minutes, taste. If it is too spicy; add a little bit more Coconut Milk, if it is not spicy enough you can either add more Curry Paste or you can add Chili Flakes. I prefer to add Chili Flakes to my recipe if it is not at the desired spice level. And that's It!


Rice:
This portion works best if you have a rice steamer, like i do. Just start the rice right before you start the curry process and it should be done by the time you're finished with the main dish! Place on side of dish, and add curry!

Noodles:
Take desired noodles, i have found that Vermicilli Rice noodles Work best, and just boil them how you would if you were to make Spaghetti. When noodles are done,  place them in a Medium to Large size bowl, so that there is no mess, and just pour the curry over it!

FYI!!!
May i remind you, this is a somewhat spicy dish....so if you can't stand spicy things like Pepperoni or BBQ sauce you would not want to try this. Curry is made using Chili's so there is no real way to make it Mild.

Let me know how it turns out, or what you guys think. This is one of my favorite meals, and has been since i met my Husband 6 1/2 years ago.

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