On today's menu was Salmon, but rather than grill it like I usually do, I felt like changing it up and making Thai Red Curry.
First up, I had to make the red curry. I didnt have some of the usual ingredients so I winged it...(no lemongrass and no lime so I substituted with lemon rind and juice.)
For anyone interested, here is the recipe...
1 tbs red curry paste
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 can unsweetened organic coconut milk
1 tbs lemon rind (would normally be lemongrass)
1 tbs brown sugar
2-3 tbs lemon juice (would normally be lime juice)
2 tbs fish sauce
2 tbs grated coconut
Fresh cilantro
Heat up the oil in a dutch oven, add the curry paste and stir together. Then add the coconut milk, lemon peel and brown sugar. Boil until it thickens and reduces to just over 1 cup (should take about 5 mins). Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice, fish sauce and cilantro. Boom! Done!
While you are making the curry, warm up the grill to around 450F.
Oil, salt and pepper a skinless salmon fillet, then grill for about 3 minutes per side. It looks small in the picture, but the salmon was big enough for 4 adult portions.
Add the salmon to the DO and cover with sauce and some thinly sliced red peppers.
Place DO onto grill and let cook away for about 20-30 minutes.
I served ours with steamed broccoli and jasmine rice.
My first time attempting Thai food and I was pleased with the results!