Fiery Avocado Green Curry and Shrimp Carb Redo
photo by mickeydownunder
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
5
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons green curry paste
- 1 cup red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch square pieces
- 1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed and sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup red onion strip
- 1 1⁄4 cups unsweetened coconut milk, canned
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Splenda granular
- 2 avocados
- 1 lb medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail-off
- 3 tablespoons sweet basil
directions
- Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add red curry paste; cook and stir about 15 seconds. Add red bell peppers, green beans, and sliced red onions. Cook and stir, about 2 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, fish sauce,and Splenda; bring to a boil.
- Cover pan with lid and simmer over low-medium heat, about 8-10 minutes until vegetables are tender but firm.
- Uncover pan and stir in cubed avocados and shrimp. Cover pan with lid once again and cook until shrimp is cooked all the way through, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Stir in sliced basil leaves just before serving.
- ENJOY!
- NOTE: For more authentic flavour, can substitute Thai basil.
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mickeydownunder
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