Recently, I made my first attempt at curry. I fell in love with Red Curry from the Thai restaurant across the street, and have been wanting to try to make it ever since. However, I have to say that, while it looked fairly similar, and my friend (who had never had curry) thought it was pretty good, I was pretty disappointed. It just didn't have the flavor that I was looking for. I'm not sure what was missing or how to improve on it, because most of the recipes I've found have very similar ingredients... So, I've decided to share the link for the curry that I made in case you're interested. I'll make some notes about the changes I made - which could have caused some of the change in flavor from what I'm used to (if you know more about this - please let me know what I'm doing wrong), and let you try at your own volition.
What I did...
Ingredients
1½ Pounds Boneless Chicken
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil, divided
3 Cloves Garlic, minced
8 Tablespoons Thai Red Curry Paste
14 Ounces Coconut Milk
2 Cups Hot Water
3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger, minced
½ Whole Red Onion, sliced
1 Whole Red Bell Pepper, cored and sliced
1 Cup Fresh Thai Basil, chopped
½ Cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped
½ Cup Scallions, chopped
I really made a lot of changes... many of which I didn't mean to make. I bought the cilantro, but forgot to put it in. I couldn't find the Thai Basil... I think fish sauce sounds disgusting... but maybe those were the key ingredients!?
For veggies, I used red pepper, onion, carrots, and bamboo shoots - these are the main veggies in the curry that I normally order.
I prepared it basically like she said to on the blog, so I'll let you use the link if you're really interested. I don't know that I'll make it again, mainly because I can go across the street and get some REALLY GOOD stuff... and if I try again, I'll probably try a different recipe or change this recipe. I will update you if I find something that I love :)
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