Green Curry Paste
Total time:
45 minutes
Total time:
45 minutes
Green curry paste is the flavor foundation for countless Thai dishes — from curries to soups to noodles and even seafood dishes. For this recipe we will use traditional, authentic Thai ingredients to achieve that bright, compact flavor profile — no substitutions! Warning: Making green curry can be labor-intensive and a little higher on the difficulty scale, but I promise it is SO worth it. Plus the paste will retain its flavor and color for at least a week, so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to taste the fruits of your labor.
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Place garlic, palm sugar and galangal in a mortar bowl and break down with pestle
Step 2
Add lemongrass and shallots to mortar bowl
Step 3
Continue pounding with pestle (you can shortcut this step by using a food processor)
Step 4
Once mixture starts to form a paste-like consistency, add the spice blend, white pepper and half of your Thai basil (hand-ripped)
Step 5
Continue pounding until ingredients have blended
Step 6
Add Thai chilis and Serrano peppers
Step 7
Continue pounding (Warning: This is a total workout for your arms!)
Step 8
Add cilantro, rest of the Thai basil, lime juice, shrimp paste and fish sauce
Step 9
Continue pounding until chunks have smoothed out