Shrimp in Yellow Sauce

Name: Shrimp in Yellow Sauce
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: red chili peppers; red onion; lemongrass; galangal root; water; coconut milk; shrimp; basil; lime juice; fish sauce; scallions, spring or green onions; cilantro

Submitted by slrdeb

This tasty dish has a yellow sauce made from red chili peppers, lemon grass and galangal.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

EACH RED CHILI PEPPERS
fresh, seeded, chopped *

EACH RED ONION
chopped

STALK LEMONGRASS
thick stalk, chopped *

INCH GALANGAL ROOT
substitute, chopped ginger *

CUP WATER

CUP COCONUT MILK

14-16

LARGE SHRIMP
raw, peeled, deveined

LEAVES BASIL
thai basil leaves

TEASPOONS LIME JUICE

TEASPOON FISH SAUCE *

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
including some green top, cut into thin strips

X CILANTRO
fresh *

Directions

Using a small food processor, mix to a paste chiles, red onion, lemon grass, and galangal. Transfer to a wok and heat, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes, then stir in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until most of the water has evaporated.

Stir in coconut milk and shrimp and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes until shrimp are just firm and pink. Stir in basil leaves, lime juice, and fish sauce. Sprinkle green onion over shrimp. Serve sprinkled liberally with fresh coriander.