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Great recipe for Fish Amok Cambodian lemongrass curry, paleo- & vegan-friendly. Cambodian cooking is less spicy with more delicate tastes than Thai and this curry is no exception. Lemongrass, ginger and turmeric are the backbone of the curry and the recipe can easily be made vegan by. Here is how you achieve it.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook fish amok cambodian lemongrass curry, paleo- & vegan-friendly using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Fish Amok Cambodian lemongrass curry, paleo- & vegan-friendly:
- Make ready Yellow Kroeung Curry Paste
- Take 1 large onion
- Take 4 garlic cloves
- Get 4 lemongrass stalks, rough ends removed
- Get 2 Kafir Lime leaves OR 1/2 teaspoon lime zest and 1 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- Get 1 teaspoon fresh ginger or galangel root (or more to taste)
- Take 2 teaspoon fish sauce (nam pla)
- Prepare 1 teaspoon tamari (or tamari soy sauce)
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup (instead of sugar)
- Get 1 fresh chilli or 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional - to taste)
- Get Curry
- Get 1 (400 g) tin of coconut milk
- Make ready 400 g white fish, such as cod, haddock, pollock or sea bream (tofu/tempeh for the vegan option)
- Get 1 red pepper
- Get 150 g fresh spinach
- Take 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- Get 1 handful fresh coriander or basil
- Take 1 fresh chilli (optional - for garnish)
- Get to taste Salt and pepper
It's usually steamed and served in a banana leaf with a little coconut cream on top but I adapted it for us to make at home. Almost every restaurant in Cambodia, from luxury to low-end has it on the menu. The subtle flavors of lemongrass and kaffir lime go perfectly with a flaky white fish. In Cambodia, this curry is known as 'Amok' and is traditionally made with white fish.
Steps to make Fish Amok Cambodian lemongrass curry, paleo- & vegan-friendly:
- Lay out ingredients for curry paste and prepare the food processor
- Roughly chop onion, garlic, ginger and lemongrass and combine in the food processor
- Add kafir line leaves (or lime house and zest), turmeric, fish sauce, tamarind and maple syrup and blend until the paste is smooth
- Melt coconut oil in a pan and add red pepper, cut in strips. (If you are making a vegetarian version add baby corn and green beans). Stir fry until vegetables soften but are not completely cooked.
- Transfer the vegetables to a pan. Add coconut milk and curry paste and bring to a simmer.
- Add fish and cook for 5-10 minutes.
- Add spinach and cook for 3-4 minutes until done.
- Serve with chopped coriander and/ fresh chilli as garnish. Enjoy!
The subtle flavors of lemongrass and kaffir lime go perfectly with a flaky white fish. In Cambodia, this curry is known as 'Amok' and is traditionally made with white fish. It has a beautifully fragrant curry paste as its base, made from lemongrass, shallot, garlic, ginger and turmeric which is then mixed with coconut milk. Instead of fish I've gone with prawns but you could stick with white fish if you'd prefer. An amok Khmer recipe is a traditional Khmer (Cambodian) dish usually made with fish, although chicken and beef amok are also popular.
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