Dinner
Red Thai Curry Prawn Pasta Bowl
Ditali pasta is a small tubular noodle often used in soups and stews, is also perfect for this shrimp dish. Red curry paste has a strong spicy kick, but if you’re looking for something similar but less spicy, try using the yellow Thai curry paste instead.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked ditali pasta (500 mL)
- 1/4 cup canola oil, divided (60 mL)
- 2 sweet yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced
- 3 Tbsp Thai red curry paste or yellow Thai curry paste (45 mL)
- 1 cup chicken stock (250 mL)
- 4 cups coconut milk (1 L)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 lb large uncooked peeled shrimp (500 g)
- 6 oz snow peas cut lengthwise into matchsticks (170 g)
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Thai basil, for garnish (30 mL)
- ½ cup toasted and chopped unsalted peanuts, for garnish (125 mL)
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions; drain pasta and reserve.
- Heat 2 Tbsp (30 mL) canola oil in a pot set over medium-high heat; add peppers and sauté until tender. Remove from pot and reserve.
- Add 2 Tbsp (30 mL) canola oil to pot and reduce heat to medium. Add paste and stirring often, cook for about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock to pot and scrap up any browned bits. Add coconut milk and lime juice to the pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and add shrimp. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes or until shrimp are cooked.
To Assemble
- Place equal amounts of pasta in the centre of 8 bowls. Laddle Thai curry broth, sliced peppers and shrimp on top of pasta with enough sauce to pool in the bottom of the bowl. Top with snow peas, Thai basil and a sprinkling of peanuts.
Nutritional Analysis
| Calories | 650 |
|---|---|
| Total Fat | 38 g |
| Saturated Fat | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 120 mg |
| Sodium | 630 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 54 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Potassium | 623 mg |
