Shrimp Curry

photo by Thorsten



- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 1⁄2 cm piece gingerroot, cleaned and grated
- 2 -4 tablespoons curry powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 cardamom pod
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 3 large tomatoes, skinned and crushed finely
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup chicken stock
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup coconut milk
- 3 1⁄2 lbs medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
directions
- Heat butter and oil in a large pot and fry onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat and add curry powder, bay leaves, star anise, cardamom pod, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds cooking this for 5 minutes.
- Add tomato pulp, vinegar, sugar and chicken stock stirring well.
- Bring to the boil, reduce heat and leave to simmer for 45 minutes - the curry sauce could cook for hours at this stage which would blend the spices very well.
- Add coconut milk and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Raise heat, add shrimp and cook for 10 minutes til all shrimp have turned pink.
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Reviews
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This was wonderful! I had to leave out the anise & cardamom pod as they were nowhere to be found at my local grocery. I was surprised at how mild it was, but I am a curry fanatic so perhaps I'm immune? The mildness DID NOT detract at all from the overall taste and the ginger gave it a perfect extra POP!
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I have made this prawn curry twice now and I wanted to say thank you for sharing such an "incredible" dish!! 5 thumbs up !! I have since used this base recipe in making lamb curry ... just fry up the lamb pieces first and follow the recipe to a tee. A sure 5 star winner recipe that will be shared on New Years Eve