Prawn Massaman Curry

Ingredients

• 142 g prawns or shrimp (cleaned and deveined)
• 75 g onion (finely chopped )
• 15 g ginger (minced )
• 10 g garlic (minced )
• 60 g Massaman curry paste (homemade or store bought)
• 400 g coconut milk
• 50 g water (to rinse out the tin making sure you get all the coconut flavour)
• 25 g fish sauce (or soy sauce)
• 8 g brown sugar
• 3 large lime leaves
• 100 g baby potatoes (peeled )
• 120 g butternut squash (peeled )
• 16 g cilantro (chopped )
• 16 g peanuts (roasted unsalted )
• 6 g lime juice (freshly squeesed)
• salt (to taste)
• roasted peanuts (for topping)
• fresh coriander (for topping)
• a few fresh lime wedges

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat a pan with a generous amount of frying or coconut oil.

2. 2

   Fry the chopped onions until translucent and soft.

3. 3

   Add the curry paste, minced ginger, and minced garlic and fry until cooked and fragrant. About 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Next add the coconut milk, water, fish sauce, sugar, lime leaves, roasted peanuts and potatoes.

5. 5

   Simmer gently for 5 minutes and add the butternut. Cook a further 10 minutes or until the potatoes and butternut are both cooked.

6. 6

   Add the chopped coriander

7. 7

   Finally, add the prawns and simmer till just cooked. About a minute. Add lime juice and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

8. 8

   Serve with steamed rice and finish with more fresh coriander, peanuts and a few lime wedges.