This Thai Crab Curry recipe takes your taste buds straight to the beaches of Krabi, Thailand. This region in southern Thailand is famous for its crab population, but the city got its name “Krabi” from the Thai word for sword, after an ancient sword was discovered there.
This kit features luxurious crab, fragrant jasmine rice, and yellow curry spiced with turmeric, cumin, fenugreek, and fennel. Enjoy the flavors of Thailand’s southern islands in just 25 minutes.
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Thai Crab Curry & Jasmine Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Jasmine rice
- ½-1 lb Premium crab meat
- ½ lb Green beans (trimmed and cut in half)
- 13.5 fl oz Coconut milk (400g)
- 2.5 oz Yellow Curry paste (70g)
- ¼ cup Onion (chopped)
- ¼ cup Green onions (chopped)
- 1 tsp Thai chili optional
Instructions
Cook Rice
- Place jasmine rice in rice cooker or medium pot with lid.
- Rinse rice by adding cold water to pot, swirling, and carefully draining 2-3 times until water runs clear.
- Add 2 cups of water to the rice. For rice cooker, press start/cook. For stovetop, bring rice to a boil on medium-high heat, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Continue with recipe while rice cooks…
Prep Ingredients
- Wash and trim the ends of the green beans. Cut in half.
- Open crab meat and drain.
- Open coconut milk and curry paste.
- Dice half of an onion (about 1/4 cup).
Create Curry
- Preheat a large pan on medium heat, saute the onions in a little cooking oil until translucent.
- Add the coconut milk and stir occasionally until warm.
- Add the curry paste and stir until the coconut milk has completely absorbed the curry.
Add Vegetables
- Add green beans to curry, stir, and cover for 5 minutes until softened.
Add Crab Meat
- Add crab meat & green onions.
- Reduce heat to low and cook the curry for another 5-10 minutes, stirring occassionally until the (optional) onions have softened. Remove from heat and keep covered. Tip: to thin consistency, add more water; to thicken, simmer without a lid.
Plate & Enjoy!
- When jasmine rice has finished cooking, fluff with a fork to de-clump and release excess moisture.
- Divide cooked jasmine rice and crab curry between plates.
- Optional: top with Thai chili for added spice.
- Bon appétit! Or “gin hâi a-ròi” in Thai.