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Thai Pineapple Shrimp Curry

Thai Pineapple Shrimp Curry is a flavorful medley of veggies, shrimp, and pineapple in a red curry coconut sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Nisha Kapur

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp coconut milk to cook the red curry paste
  • 3-4 tbsp red curry paste I use Maesri
  • 13.5 fl ounces canned coconut milk
  • 5 kaffir lime leaves
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cup carrots sliced
  • 1 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 12 ounces frozen jumbo shrimp rinsed and thawed (roughly 18)
  • 3/4 cup pineapple chopped. squeeze out juice
  • 1/4 cup Thai basil leaves

Instructions

Prep

  • I'm using frozen Argentinian wild shrimp from Trader Joe's. Rinse. Soak in cold water for 10-20 minutes - it'll thaw.
  • In the meantime, chop your veggies and fruit. Chop the pineapple. Slice the red bell peppers. I used pre-packaged organic carrot chips or you can slice the carrots. Set aside snowpeas.

Cook

  • Heat up a cast iron skillet on medium heat. Once hot, add 3 spoonfuls of coconut milk from the can you are going to use. Let it heat up - it'll start to bubble.
  • Now add your Thai red curry paste.
  • Cook for a minute.
  • Now add the remainder of your coconut milk. Mix well.
  • Add your kaffir lime leaves. Let the coconut milk heat up for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the carrots, red bell pepper, and snow peas.
  • Mix.
  • Cover and cook for 4 minutes - you don't want to overcook the veggies else they will get soggy.
  • In the meantime, drain your shrimp and rinse well.
  • Add shrimp to your curry. Mix.
  • Immediately add pineapple, coconut sugar, and fish sauce. Mix.
  • Don't wait - now add your Thai basil leaves. Mix.
  • Simmer for a minute or two. That's it. Don't overcook the shrimp and veggies. Once your red curry starts to bubble, turn off the stove.
  • Let the curry sit for about 15 minutes before serving - this allows the flavors to marry together. This is what you should have.

Nutrition

Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 956mg | Potassium: 672mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 10316IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg