Red Curry Paste (krung gaeng deng) Recipe

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Red Curry Paste (krung gaeng deng)
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Directions:

  1. Place chiles in a bowl and cover with hot water.
  2. Keep chiles submerged for 30 minutes or more.
  3. Heat a small heavy skillet over medium high heat and dry roast coriander seeds (about 3 minutes), cumin seed and peppercorns (about 1 minute each).
  4. Use a spice grinder to grind the spices together into a powder.
  5. Mortar and Pestle Method: Place ground spices in mortar, add lemongrass, coriander roots and galangal and pound to a paste.
  6. Add lime zest to blend.
  7. Add garlic, shallots and salt and pound to a smooth paste.
  8. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  9. Drain chiles, place in mortar, and pound to a paste.
  10. When chiles are fairly smooth, add shrimp paste and pound together.
  11. Add reserved spice paste and pound together.
  12. Blender Method: Chop coriander roots,galangal,garlic and shallots fairly fine.
  13. With blender running, add to blender.
  14. Add spices, lemongrass, lime zest, salt and shrimp paste and continue to blend until you have a paste.
  15. It may be necessary to stop and scrape down sides of blender.
  16. Add a bit of chile soaking water if mixture seems very dry.
  17. Drain chiles, reserving liquid.
  18. Add to blender with enough soaking liquid to blend into a thick paste.
  19. Store in refrigerator (should keep a couple of months) or I freeze in an ice cube tray and transfer to a freezer bag when frozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 23.37 Kcal (98 kJ)
Calories from fat 3.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.36g 1%
Cholesterol 2.96mg 1%
Sodium 381.59mg 16%
Potassium 67.6mg 1%
Total Carbs 4.98g 2%
Sugars 0.72g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 3%
Protein 0.99g 2%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 16%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 35.9mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 70.58 Kcal (296 kJ)
Calories from fat 9.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.08g 1%
Cholesterol 8.94mg 1%
Sodium 1152.5mg 16%
Potassium 204.17mg 1%
Total Carbs 15.04g 2%
Sugars 2.18g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2.31g 3%
Protein 2.99g 2%
Vitamin C 29mg 16%
Iron 2.1mg 4%
Calcium 108.4mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.3
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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