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Thai Green Curry Paste

Homemade Green Curry Paste

Course Main Dish, World Recipes
Cuisine Thai

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems chopped
  • 4 small green Thai chilies substitute Serrano, or jalapeno
  • 1 shallot diced, or 1/4 small purple onion
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 inch piece galangal or ginger minced
  • 1 tbsp stalk lemongrass white part sliced, or 3prepared lemongrass
  • 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. Shrimp paste
  • 1/2 tsp. Ground white or black pepper
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp. Brown sugar
  • juice of one lime Add the lime zest too, if you like!
  • Coconut milk

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to a blender, a high speed blender such as a Nutribullet works great! Add 3-4 tbsp coconut milk to help ingredients blend together. Add more coconut milk as needed to make a smooth paste. Use right away or store it in the fridge in a glass container for 2-3 days.
  • Use this paste to make Green Curry Chicken, or use tofu as your protein for a vegetarian version. I like cutting it into triangles, it makes it seem more fancy!

Notes

Note: You don’t have to be too crazy with your knife skills as this will all be blended together. Coarse chop helps to ensure a more homogenous mixture.
Keyword garlic, herbs, Spice Blend, Spicy, Thai green curry, vegetarian