Description

A simple, saucy, and spicy 30-minute Thai Red Curry with salmon. This is the perfect weeknight dinner, offering a balance of sweet, spicy, and sour flavors.

Ingredients

Scale

1 tablespoon grated ginger
4 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped
3 tablespoons Thai Red Curry Paste
1 large lime (4 thinly sliced for the sauce and remaining juiced)
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chili paste
2 green Thai chili peppers or 2 dried red chilies
1 teaspoon coconut sugar
14 ounces organic full fat coconut cream (unsweetened)
4 salmon fillets (4 to 6 ounces each)
3 Thai basil leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 finely chopped shallot
1 tablespoon fish sauce

Instructions

Step: Salt and pepper each salmon fillet.
Step: In a large pan on medium to heat heat, add olive oil and sear the salmon skin side up and sear for about 1 minute until light golden. Then transfer the salmon to a clean tray and set aside.
Step: Using the same pan you seared the salmon, add 1 tablespoon oil, shallot and ginger and cook until carmelized. Then add the garlic and coconut sugar and cook until garlic gets light golden. Then add the curry paste, chili paste and and Thai green chili and fry for 1 minute.
Step: Then pour the coconut cream (unsweetened) and fish sauce and stir. Allow the sauce to simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Then add juice of half a lime and 2-3 lime slices. Add the Thai basil and stir.
Step: Lower the heat and add each salmon fillet in the sauce and allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes or until salmon is cooked. Serve the the curry with some jasmine rice or naan bread!

Notes

Ingredient Swaps: You can replace the coconut cream with coconut milk (this may require longer simmering to thicken). Thai chilies can be replaced with serrano peppers, and coconut sugar can be replaced with honey.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: Main Course
Method: Searing and Simmering
Cuisine: Thailand

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet with curry sauce
Calories: 720 kcal
Sugar: 8 g
Sodium: 850 mg
Fat: 56 g
Saturated Fat: 32 g
Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 31 g
Cholesterol: 95 mg

Keywords: Thai red curry, salmon curry, coconut curry, 30 minute meal, seafood dinner