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Title: Basic Lemon Grass Curry Sauce
Categories: Cambodian Curry Condiment
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1/3 | c | Lemon grass -- sliced |
| 4 | cl | Garlic |
| 1 | ts | Galangal -- dried |
| 1 | ts | Ground turmeric |
| 1 | Jalapeno chile; stemmed, seeded | |
| 3 | Shallots | |
| 3 1/2 | c | Coconut milk |
| 3 | Lime leaves | |
| 1 | pn | Salt or shrimp paste |
Puree together the lemon grass, garlic, galangal, turmeric, Jalapeņos and shallots.
Bring the coconut milk to a boil and add the pureed ingredients, lime leaves, and salt and boil gently, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 30 minutes, or until lime leaves are tender and the sauce is creamy. Remove the leaves before serving.
To prepare one portion, pour 1/2 cup of this curry sauce into a shallow vessel or a wok. Add 1/2 cup of meat or vegetables, bring to a medium boil and cook to desired degree.
NOTES : Yield: 1 quart.
Heat Scale: Mild SirRedhawk@aol.com From the Chile-Heads Recipe Collection URL: http://chile.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu:8000/www/recipe.html
Recipe By : Richard Sterling
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