Thai

Thai Green Curry Paste

Name: Thai Green Curry Paste
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 stalk lemongrass -- use the bottom four inches (roughly chopped); 3 jalapeno chiles -- stemmed (seeded, and chopped); 1/4 cup chopped green onions; 5 cloves garlic -- chopped; 1 1/2- inch piece of galangal or gingerroot -- peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves; 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 teaspoon shrimp paste; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon palm sugar or brown sugar; 3 tablespoons coconut milk

By Chef Laura Bonicelli

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Servings

4 servings

Ingredients

1 stalk lemongrass -- use the bottom four inches (roughly chopped)
3 jalapeno chiles -- stemmed (seeded, and chopped)
1/4 cupchopped green onions
5 clovesgarlic -- chopped
1 1/2- inchpiece of galangal or gingerroot -- peeled and sliced
1/2 cuppacked fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cuppacked fresh basil leaves
3/4 teaspoonground cumin
1/4 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoonground coriander
3 tablespoonsfish sauce
1 teaspoonshrimp paste
2 tablespoonsfresh lime juice
1 teaspoonpalm sugar or brown sugar
3 tablespoonscoconut milk

Instructions

1
Place all ingredients in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process until smooth.
2
Taste the paste, adding more peppers, lime juice, if necessary.