![]() ![]() Red curry paste itself is the core flavouring for a number of other dishes such thot man pla (fish cakes) and sai ua (grilled Chiang Mai sausage). Red curry paste can be swirled into your simmering curry anytime to let the flavors bloom and develop. This dish normally has a soup-like consistency and is served in a bowl and eaten with steamed rice. ![]() There are, however, vegetarian red curry pastes available. Tofu, meat analogues or vegetables such as pumpkin can be substituted as a pseudo- vegetarian option, but due to the presence of shrimp paste in curry paste, substituting protein does not make the dish vegetarian. Curry paste is ideal for Thai-style curries but the flavor profile does not match what is expected of an Indian-style curry. Common additives are fish sauce, sugar, chopped Makrut lime leaves, Thai eggplant, bamboo shoots, and Thai basil ( bai horapha). The most common however, are chicken, pork and beef. Various kinds of meats could be made as red curry, such as chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, duck, or even exotic meats such as frog and snake meats. Then the meat as protein source is added into the curry-base soup. The prepared red curry paste is cooked on a saucepan with cooking oil, to which coconut milk is added. Today, the prepared Thai red curry pastes are available at markets produced in mass quantities, and also available in bottles and jars produced by some brands. The main ingredients include (dried) red chili peppers, garlic, shallots, galangal, shrimp paste, salt, makrut lime leaves, coriander root, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns and lemongrass. The red coloring is derived from dry red spur chillies ( Thai: พริกแห้งเม็ดใหญ่, RTGS: phrik haeng met yai) – which is dried phrik chi fa red chilies. The base Thai red curry paste ( Thai: พริกแกงเผ็ด, RTGS: phrik kaeng phet) is traditionally made with a mortar and pestle, and remains moist throughout the preparation process. Red curry ( Thai: แกงเผ็ด, RTGS: kaeng phet, pronounced, lit.: 'spicy curry') is a popular Thai dish consisting of red curry paste cooked in coconut milk with meat added, such as chicken, beef, pork, duck or shrimp, or vegetarian protein source such as tofu. ![]()
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