Thai Shrimp
10 ingredients
10 steps
Ingredients
- 1 kaffir lime leaf, finely minced or ground (about 1/4 teaspoon), see headnote
- 1/2 cup canned coconut cream or coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon Thai green curry paste
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 red Thai chile, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon nam pla (Thai fish sauce)
- 3 large sprigs Thai basil (about 20 leaves), bruised with the back of a knife to release some of the oils
- 4 ounces fresh or frozen and thawed Gulf shrimp (2630 count), peeled and deveined
- 8 (5 1/2-inch) soft white corn tortillas (page 13), for serving
- Garnish: Thai Slaw (page 144) and whole leaves of Thai basil
Directions
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1In a bowl, combine the kaffir lime, coconut cream, curry paste, sugar, chile, nam pla, and basil.
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2In a large, heavy skillet, add the sauce mixture and the shrimp and bring to a boil slowly over medium heat.
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3Decrease the heat to low and simmer the shrimp until just pink, about 2 1/2 minutes per side.
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4Transfer the sauce and shrimp to a container and let the shrimp cool in the sauce in the refrigeratorabout 1 hour.
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5You can prepare the shrimp and sauce up to 1 day ahead, stored airtight in the refrigerator.
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6To serve, lay the tortillas side by side, open face and overlapping on a platter.
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7Spoon some Thai slaw on each tortilla and top each with 4 shrimp with some coconut sauce.
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8Top with salsa and basil, grab, fold, and eat right away.
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9Or build your own taco: lay a tortilla, open face, in one hand.
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10Spoon on some slaw, then shrimp and sauce, salsa, and basil, and eat right away.
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