Haunted Halloween Recipe
Red pumpkin curry with grilled beef
Spice up the scariest night of the year with a delicious red pumpkin curry with grilled beef. Our executive chef, Tao created this dish with a focus on the fresh, healthy pumpkins available on our doorstep… well Virginia in Cavan.
Ingredients:
2 cans coconut milk – 400ml
1 dessert spoon of fish sauce
160gr beef strip loin
3 tbspn cooking oil
1 tbspn red curry paste
3 dessert spoon of fish sauce
100g pumpkin cut into thin slices
¾ dessert spoon of palm sugar
30g Thai aubergines
1 big red chilli – sliced
30g string beans
1 bunch Thai sweet basil
30g pepper mixed diced
10g roasted pumpkin seeds
4 kaffir lime leaves
Cooking Method:
Marinate the beef strip loin with one dessert spoon of fish sauce. Keep to the side.
Bring the wok to medium heat and add the oil and red curry paste.
Stir until there is an aroma, add the coconut milk and kaffir lime leaves.
Add the fish sauce and palm sugar.
Add the pumpkin, cook for about five minutes then add Thai aubergines, string bean, pepper mixed and chilli.
Cook for two more minutes and add Thai sweet basil, serve in the curry bowl.
Grill the beef until medium to well and cut into thick slices. Place it on top of the curry.
Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds and serve with Thai Jasmine rice.