SINK PLUG CURRY
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories: "Main
Meal" Cuisine: "Thai Style"
PASTE
1 bunch coriander
5 hot green chillies
5 spring onions
3 inch piece galangal or ginger
6 cloves garlic
1 stem lemongrass
2 teaspoons ground coriander
black pepper
OTHER INGREDIENTS
750 grams chicken breast halves without skin -- cut in 1/2" strips
1 410 g tin coconut cream
2 tablespoons fish sauce
juice of one lime
Maggi seasoning sauce
250 grams of vegetables; any of the following: mange tout, baby sweetcorn; courgettes; capsicum; aubergine; cherry tomato; green beans -- washed, trimmed and cut into even sized pieces
Kaffir lime leaves -- shredded
coriander
basil leaves
Put all the ingredients for the paste into a pestle and mortar and grind to a pulp. A food processor may be used but the result will not be so smooth.
In a wok or large pan, cook the curry paste in the coconut cream for about 8-10 minutes until fragrant.
Add the chicken and poach gently for 8 minutes until almost cooked through. Add Kaffir lime leaves.
Add fish sauce, Maggi seasoning and lime juice, taste and adjust if necessary.
Add the vegetables and cook for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are just beginning to cook and are still crisp.
Add remaining herbs. Serve with steamed rice.
This dish acquired its name when I was spending some time with our best friends, Simon and Sheila. Sheila had very recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had undergone surgery and just commenced chemo therapy. She had taste buds which had ceased to function and I was in the middle of my "Thai" period. I was giving a hands on demo to Simon, her husband, in the kitchen on making the curry paste. Rather too much wine had been consumed and the sink filled with coriander leaves etc. I fished everything (and I DO mean everything) out of the the sink and put it in the food processor, unfortunately this included the plug to the OTHER
sink,
Well there were black peppercorns in there and yet more wine, when I came to cook some of the paste later on it looked 'odd', large black pieces.
After another drink and a good giggle we all realised what I had done.....
I now use a pestle and mortar at all times when making this
dish
Hence the name, Sink Plug Curry.
Sadly my very good friend became part of the ovarian cancer statistics and every time we eat this serves as a reminder. In her memory I promised myself that if I ever did launch my website I would put a link to the site she created prior to her death. I would actively suggest everybody goes and takes a look, the statistics are quite shocking.
Sylv
Source: sylv@nicebites.com
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