Thai Salmon Curry

Sue Lau's Note:

I made this up being hungry for salmon but not wanting to do the familiar teriyaki routine. The results were delicious and also used up some hot peppers that were ready on my plants. And you can't believe how quick and easy this is to prepare! The hardest part is steaming the rice!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 1 ½ lbs fresh salmon fillets
• 1 (14 ounce) can light unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 -3 tablespoon red curry paste (you choose how much)
• ½ lime (juice of, no seeds)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• minced Thai chile (optional; as many as you prefer)
• 3 cups steamed jasmine rice (or other type of rice)

Directions:

1. Remove the skin from the fillets (discarding skin) and cut the fish into medium/large cubes (about 1-inch size).
2. Place the coconut milk into a large saute pan and add ginger, sugar, fish sauce, curry paste, and lime juice.
3. Use a whisk to blend it until it is smooth.
4. Bring the coconut milk to a boil and add the fish.
5. Cook, turning fish gently to cook all sides as it cooks, for 5-7 minutes (depending on size of cubes or how well done you like your fish).
6. Sprinkle curry with chopped basil and cilantro.
7. Serve garnished with minced Thai bird chiles, if you like, but remember that these are very hot, and you might want to taste one small thin ring (preferably with some food) before adding a lot of them to your serving.
8. Ladle into bowls over steamed jasmine rice.

Reviews

[nw.michelle]

Love although I add a bowl full of fresh chopped basil and cilantro on the table to serve with it. I think the nutritional guide on this page is incorrect, I entered them in another nutrient finder and came up with very different results, perhaps its not dived into the servings and is for the whole meal? I do use lite milk anyways and its still yummy

[Chef #1166993]

This is fantastic! I made this for a dinner date & I really wanted to "wow" him. I would usually NEVER make something for a guest I haven't made already, but he wanted salmon & I didn't really have a 'killer' salmon dish so I decided to take a chance on this recipe. So glad I did. I used 1 tablespoon curry paste (& that was mild enough for not knowing how spicy my guest likes his food) & added greenbeans & carrots cut into match sticks that I blanched first, juice of a whole lime. Simmered the sauce till slightly thickened then added the salmon. Served over rice with salad & a thai peanut dressing. It was wonderful. My guest was in total awe & said it was the best salmon he's ever had.. many times. Thank you for posting this recipe, it made me look like a total kitchen rockstar!

[Chef #1453691]

Made this twice so far, definately a regular! Thank you