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Thai Red Curry Paste Recipe

Thai red curry paste

Name: Thai red curry paste
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 250g
Ingredients: 4 dried red chillies; ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp coriander seeds; 2, deseeded and chopped red chillies; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 50g, chopped galangal or ginger; 2 sticks, chopped lemongrass; 4, chopped shallots; 4 cloves, chopped garlic; stems from a small bunch, chopped coriander; 6, finely shredded or the zest of 2 limes lime leaves; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp white peppercorns; 1 tbsp (see cook’s notes below) or use 1 tbsp fish sauce shrimp paste; ½ tsp caster sugar

Adam Bush

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Makes 250g

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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Shop-bought jars are widely available, but nothing compares to the fragrant, spicy hit of a homemade curry paste

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Make your own Thai red curry paste using dried red chillies, lime leaves and galangal or ginger and plenty more ingredients for that classic punchy taste to add to curries, soups and seafood dishes.

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Ingredients

4 dried red chillies
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp coriander seeds
2, deseeded and chopped red chillies
½ tsp fine sea salt
50g, chopped galangal or ginger
2 sticks, chopped lemongrass
4, chopped shallots
4 cloves, chopped garlic
stems from a small bunch, chopped coriander
6, finely shredded or the zest of 2 limes lime leaves
1 tbsp paprika
1 tsp white peppercorns
1 tbsp (see cook’s notes below) or use 1 tbsp fish sauce shrimp paste
½ tsp caster sugar

Method

step 1

Put the dried chillies into a bowl and soak in just-boiled water for 15 minutes until soft.
step 2

Tip the cumin and coriander seeds into a small pan and toast until fragrant. Put the chillies, salt and spices into a large food processor with the remaining ingredients and blitz until mostly smooth, but not puréed.
step 3

The paste will keep in an airtight jar, in the fridge, for a month – or portion into 2-3 tbsp measures in an ice-cube tray and freeze.

Cook's notes

Shrimp paste is made of salted, fermented shrimps and is used to flavour curry pastes, soups and stews. Available at Waitrose, Amazon and Asian supermarkets.

Use your paste in this vegan Thai red curry recipe

Vegan Thai Red Curry Recipe

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Adam Bush Chef Portrait

Adam BushDeputy food editor

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