Quick Green Curry

RECIPE

▪1.5lb/680g filet black cod/sablefish (or tilapia), bones removed, cubed into bitesize chunks
▪Salt
▪200g or 2.5c Japanese eggplant, ½ of the skin removed and cubed
▪200g or about 2c green beans, cut into large bitesize pieces
▪Coconut oil
▪200-230g or about 1c green curry paste (all of the paste from the recipe below) ▪2 13.5oz/400mL cans full fat coconut milk
▪20g or 1 ½ Tbsp brown sugar
▪30g or 1 3/4Tbsp fish sauce

Season the cubed cod with a pinch of salt and toss to combine.

Preheat large heavy bottomed pan over medium high heat. Add a spoonful of coconut oil followed by green curry paste. Stir and cook for 60-90 seconds, scraping bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.

Add coconut milk. Stir, bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes. If desired, pulse mixture with an immersion blender to further puree paste. This step is optional.

Add brown sugar and fish sauce. Stir.

Add green beans and eggplant. Stir and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.

When veggies are about 60-70% cooked, add fish and gently stir to submerge. Cover and reduce heat to low to poach for 3 minutes.

Serve over rice and top with a squeeze of lime juice and garnish with thai basil.

CURRY PASTE (220g total)
▪30g ginger (1 2-3” knob or 1/3c), rough chopped
▪30g or about 1/2 - ⅓ of a stalk fresh lemongrass, rough chopped
▪30g shallot, peeled & rough chopped
▪30g garlic, 6-7 cloves
▪30g or 1 large jalapeno
▪30g or ¼ of a green bell pepper (or more jalapeno here if you like a lot of spice)
▪Zest of 2 limes
▪3g or 1.25tsp cumin
▪3g or 1.25 coriander
▪1-2g or 1/2tsp turmeric
▪5g or 1tsp salt
▪3g or 1.25tsp white pepper (or black)
▪30g or 2c cilantro