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Thai Crab Curry & Jasmine Rice Recipe

Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: curry
Servings: 4 people
Cost: 35

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.