3 thai pork and pumpkin curry Recipes

pork tenderloin or 1 lb pork butt, cut into 3/4-in chunks, pumpkin, cut into 3/4-in chunks (or kabocha), sweet basil or 2 cups thai basil, washed and patted dry, thai red chili peppers , cut into thin slivers with seeds (optional), coconut milk, red curry paste or 4 -6 tbsp yellow curry paste, stalks lemongrass , cut in half lengthwise, bruised with the flat of a knife (optional), kaffir lime leaves , cut into thin slivers (optional), fish sauce (or more to taste), sugar or 1 1/2-2 tbsp palm, lime , juice of (optional)

vegetable oil, pork, diced into 2cm/1in squares, onion, peeled and sliced thinly, garlic clove, peeled and crushed, cm/ 1in piece gingerroot, peeled and finely grated, fennel seed, fresh lemongrass, sliced thinly, thai red curry paste or 6 tbsp green curry paste, creamed coconut, pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2 . 5cm/1in cubes, fresh coriander, coarsely shredded, fresh basil, coarsely shredded, fresh spinach leaves , picked and washed, lime juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper