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Tasty Apprentice
Today, I am absolutely stoked to share this wicked homemade recipe with you. Not only is it a personal fave, but it also has a super rad cultural heritage and brings so much joy to the dinner table. With its killer combo of spices, coconut milk, and juicy prawns, this dish is basically a party on a plate celebrating Indonesia's culinary awesomeness ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و so, buckle up and get ready for a wild ride on this culinary rollercoaster as we dive into the amazing flavors of Gulai Udang. Let's get cookin'!
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 3 Tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp Ground Coriander
- 400 ml Coconut Milk
- Pinch Kosher Salt
- Pinch Black Pepper
- 3 tsp Palm Sugar
- 3 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 2 Limes juiced
- 400 g Raw Prawns peeled, tails on
- 130 g Corn
- 75 g Snow Peas
- Cilantro Leaves chopped
- 5 Long Red Chilies deseeded, sliced
- 6 Shallots peeled and sliced
- 6 Garlic Cloves peeled and sliced
- 45 g Ginger peeled and sliced
- 1/4 cup Cashews toasted
- 2 Lemongrass Stalks thinly sliced
- 2 Lime Leaves stems removed, thinly sliced
- Place all the spice paste ingredients into a food processor or mortar and pestle and blend until smooth. Heat the oil in a large, deep saucepan over medium heat and add the spice paste. Stirring continuously, cook the spice paste for 10-15 minutes or until fragrant and softened.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and ground coriander to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour the coconut milk and 200 ml water into the pan and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until thickened. Season to taste with salt, pepper, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Reduce the sauce until thickened.
- Add the prawns, corn and snow peas to the curry, stirring 3-4 minutes until the prawns turn opaque, have curled slightly and are just cooked through.
- Divide the curry between four serving bowls and garnish with a sprinkling of chopped herbs. Serve with lime wedges.