Turkey Jungle Curry with Sticky Coconut Rice

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time : 1 hour 15 minutes

Ready in: 1 hour 35 minutes

Serves: 4

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Ingredients

Paste

• 1½ teaspoon shrimp paste
• 4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
• 2 shallots  (chopped)
• 30g fresh root ginger (chopped)
• 3 red chillies (chopped)
• ½ tablespoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Curry

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3-4 tablespoons of curry paste (see above)
• 1 Turkey Thigh Diced, Skinless
• 1½ tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 3 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
• 1 tin coconut milk
• 1 star anise
• 1 lemongrass stalk (chopped)
• 4 kaffir lime leaves (chopped)
• 100g green beans
• 60g mangetout (sliced)
• 100g beansprouts
• 1 pak choi (chopped)
• 3 sprigs Thai basil leaves
• 4 sprigs mint leaves

Coconut Rice

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 200g Raw basmati rice
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 600ml coconut

Step 1

For the paste, place all of the ingredients into a food processer and blitz until smooth.

Step 2

In a heavy based saucepan, add your oil over a medium high heat and fry off your paste for 4 minutes to cook out the raw flavours. Next add your diced turkey thigh and cook for a further 6-8 minutes to lock in your moisture. Add your coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar, rice wine along with the star anise, lemongrass, lime leaf and reduce your heat.

Step 3

Cook your curry for 45-50 minutes on a low heat stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Meanwhile, add your basmati rice to another saucepan with all of the coconut rice ingredients, bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a low flame, cook for 12 minutes and drain. Once drained place the lid over and allow to sit.

Step 5

While your rice is resting, add all of the vegetables including the herbs to the curry. Cook for 5 more minutes keeping the vegetables nice and crisp.

Step 6

Serve your curry over your rice.

Optional Serving Suggestion

Sprinkle with some chopped peanuts, Lime Wedges and picked coriander. For some more heat add a few rings of Red Chilli slices.

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