Delicious UK - (05)May 2020

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Mildcurrysauce
MAKES1.3LITRES(6SERVINGS).HANDS-ON
TIME 10 MIN, SIMMERING TIME 1 HOUR

MAKE

AHEAD

Storethefinishedsauce
incleanjarsorairtight
containersin the fridge
forupto4 days.

• FREEZEforupto2 months.Cook
  fromfrozenonthehob until piping
  hotthroughout.

KNOW-

HOW

Galangalisrelatedtoginger
andwidelyusedinThai
cooking.Findgalangal
pasteatWaitroseorSainsbury’s.
Tamarindpasteisusedinmany
Asiancuisines.It hasa pleasantly
tangyflavour.If youcan’tfindit,use
the juice of ½-1 lime instead.

• 1 tbspvegetableoil


• 5 shallots,roughlychopped


• 5 garliccloves,roughlychopped


• 2 tbspfreshlygratedginger


• 1½tbspcurrypowder


• 3 redchillies,roughlychopped
  (deseededif youpreferlessheat)


• 1 tbspgalangal paste (see
  Know-how)


• 2 x 400mltinscoconutmilk


• 1 largelemongrassstalk,bruised


• 1 largecinnamonstick


• 250mlvegetablestock(checkit’s
  gluten-freeif you need it to be)


• Juice2 limes


• 2 tbsptamarindpaste(frommost
  supermarkets; see Know-how)

USEFULTOHAVE...

• Mini-chopper or blender

1 Puttheoil,shallots,garlic,ginger,
currypowder,chillies,galangal
pasteand100mlofthecoconutmilk
ina mini-chopperorblender,then
whizztoa smoothpaste.(Ifyou
don’thavea minichopper
orblender,chop
everythingasfinely
aspossible,then
poundina pestle
andmortaruntil
assmoothasyou
can get it.)

2 Seta largepan(onewitha lid)

overa highheat.Addthepasteand

fry,stirring,forabout3 minutes

untilfragrantandtheoilbeginsto

separatefromtherestofthepaste.

3 Addthelemongrass,cinnamon

stickanda generouspinchofsalt

andpepper,thencontinuecooking

for2 minutes.Reducetheheat,then

pourintheremainingcoconut milk

andthevegetablestock.

4 Stirtocombineandbringtoa

gentlesimmer.Coverwiththelid

andsimmergentlyfor 30 minutes,

stirringoccasionally.Stirinthelime

juiceandtamarindpaste,seasonto

taste,thendecantintojars,airtight

containersorfreezerbags.Chill

untilneeded(seeMakeAhead).

PERSERVING269kcals,24.9gfat

(19.7gsaturated),2.5gprotein,

8.1gcarbs(4.7g sugars), 0.1g salt,

1.4g fibre

EASY SWAP

Ifyoucan’tget

galangalpaste,

useanextratbsp

of fresh ginger.