Tasty Thursday.. Thai food made easy

Last night the mister and I were totally craving Thai food, but so not wanting to go out in the rain, so we made Thai food at home. Pad Prik is a spicy sauce that is traditionally served with beef.  This Pad Prik recipe is so easy, even if you don't cook Thai food. 

Ingredients:

5 lime leaves

2 tbsp olive oil

3 large shallots

3 cloves of garlic

1 inch piece of ginger

2 red chillies

1 red bell pepper

1 cup carrots

1 cup green beans

2 tbsp red curry paste

3-5 tbsps of coconut milk

1/4 cup of water

1tbsp fish sauce (you can substitute oyster sauce or skip it all together)

Protein:  any meat of your choice, we used tilapia, tofu works great in this dish too!

cilantro

Directions:

Heat oil in pan, add lime leaves and sautee for a minute.  Add the sliced shallots and let cook till tender, add the minced garlic and ginger, cook for another 2 minutes.  Halve the red chillies and slice (if you don't want the dish spicy remove the seeds and ribs from the chillies). Dilute the 2 tbsp of red curry paste in the 1/4 cup of hot water, add the coconut milk and fish sauce,  and let sauce simmer for 2 minutes. Add the protein of your choice, with the tilapia we let it cook for 3 minutes, add the diced veggies and let everything simmer till the veggies are tender, 10 minutes.  Garnish with cilantro and serve over Jasmin rice.