Elle's Kitchen: Green Curry w/ Tofu

 

I'm spoiled, I've been lucky to be able to travel

to Thailand and eat the fabulous food of that

country.  I still wake up craving Thai food ~ it

is hot ~ it is spicy ~ it is delicious!

The downside is I live in a small Midwestern

town and I can't always find ingredients to

recreate the tastes I experienced in Asia.  But

this recipe has ingredients that I can find in

the foreign food aisle of a local grocery store.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

2 14 oz. cans coconut milk  (I

used one regular and one lite)
4 oz. jar green curry paste  - Please note:

I love screamin' hot food and the brand of 

curry paste I used was not very hot.  Start with 

a tablespoon or 2 and see how it tastes for you.
 1 pkg. extra firm tofu, cubed
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp.  oyster sauce (you can find vegetarian

oyster sauce or use 1 tabl. soy sauce instead, 

if you want it completely vegetarian)
 1 8 oz. can bamboo shoots
1 c. frozen peas
1 small onion chopped
1 red pepper and 1 orange pepper, sliced thin

 

Okay, so I consulted with my Asian food guru

(my brother) and he said the green curry pastes he

gets from the Asian markets are very hot.  So,

use a bit and see how it tastes, you can always

add more if you want it hotter.  He also found

an Asian market within an hour of my home

that I had never noticed before... thank you!

 

 

In a deep pot combine the coconut milks

and the curry paste and heat on medium.

 

Add brown sugar and the oyster sauce.

 

Add tofu, onions and peppers.

 

Add peas and bamboo shoots and simmer

on low for 20 minutes so everything is

heated through.

 

 

Pull out your Asian dishware and serve over

rice.  See where I get my dishware here:

 

http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com/search?q=pearl+river+mart

 

Then get together and eat with the ones

you love.

 

Enjoy!