Eimear's Thai Beef Green Curry

 

" Thai Beef Green Curry "

 

So for those of you who don't actually have the National Rehabilitation Hospital Cookbook but want a sneak peek enjoy todays special Thai Beef Green Curry ! So its the weekend everyone is hungry and you want something quick and easy well look no further .

 

So this is Eimear's recipe who works in the hospital she found it when she was traveling in Asia after completing college. This recipe serves 4 people, taking 15-20 minutes to cook and can be cooked on a medium hob temperature.

 

Ingredients:

 Curry paste

2 green chillies

1 small onion

Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger

Handful of fresh coriander

2 tablespoons of Thai fish sauce

4 cloves garlic

Half teaspoon of cumin seeds

Half teaspoon of coriander seeds

 

Curry

 

1 roughly chopped onion

1 roughly chopped garlic clove

750g sirloin steak or chicken

400ml can of reduced fat coconut milk

Fish Sauce

1 kaffir lime leaf or strip of lime zest

Selection of green vegetable - broccoli, green beans

Handful of fresh basil - roughly torn

Rice and a lime to serve.

 

 

Method:

•  Make the curry paste by whizzing all the ingredients in the food processor for 30 seconds
• Add oil to a pan on medium high heat and fry the onion and garlic until lightly brown
• Add steak or chicken and cook until it begins to brown
• Take the steak/chicken from the pan and place on plate.
• Add curry paste to pan with onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes
• Add coconut milk, dash of fish sauce, lime leaf, and squeeze of honey.
• Return steak/chicken to pan and add green vegetables. Cook for another 5-10minutes at medium high heat.
• Add handful of fresh basil just before the end.
• Serve with rice and lime wedges, garnish with some leftover coriander.

 

 

 

The best bit about this recipe: Only 623 calories per serving. :)