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Thai Coconut Milk Curry Sauce with Shrimp

Seafood Suggestion: Nelson Crab® crabmeat, tuna, lobster
Simply Seafood® salmon, scallops

Don't let a long list of ingredients intimidate you—making this dish is quite simple and quick. For a special meal, combine two seafoods such as salmon and shrimp. An ideal accompaniment to this aromatic dish would be fresh mango or papaya slices squeezed with lime juice.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut (optional)
• 12 ounces bow tie, gnocchi or shell pasta
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 Tbsp. fish sauce, oyster sauce or soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 tsp. cornstarch
• 2/3 cup slivered fresh basil leaves
• 1/3 cup slivered fresh mint leaves
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp. vegetable oil
• 2 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
• 1/2-1 tsp. Thai red curry pasts or Asian chili paste
• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts or diced red bell pepper
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

Cooking Instructions:

If using the coconut, scatter it in a pie tin or baking pan and bake in a 350ºF oven, stirring often, until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.

Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pan. Stir in the pasta with 1 teaspoon of salt, if desired. Boil uncovered until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain.

In a small bowl combine the coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch; set aside. In another bowl combine the basil, mint and green onion; set aside.

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the ginger and curry paste and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the coconut milk mixture and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp and peanuts and simmer until the shrimp is opaque in the center, about 3 minutes. Set aside 3 tablespoons of the basil mixture, gently stir the rest into the sauce along with the lime juice. Put the pasta in a large serving bowl. Pour the seafood and sauce over the pasta and gently toss to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with the toasted coconut and reserved basil mixture and serve.

Servings per recipe: 4 to 6

Nutrition Facts:

Cal. 748 / Total fat 29g / Sat. 15g / Chol. 175mg / Sdm. 621 / Carbo. 83g / Prot. 41g / Om-3 .6g