Coconut Shrimp Curry with Green Beans
Description
Easy shrimp curry recipe done in 35 minutes. A flavorful coconut curry sauce made with curry powder coats the tender shrimp and green beans. Serve over rice for a super easy dinner.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dry basmati or jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
- 1½ pounds colossal (16/20) or jumbo (21/25) shrimp, peeled, deveined, and patted dry
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 3 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 pound green beans (ideally haricot verts), washed and cut into 1 ½-inch pieces (~5 cups)
- 2 –4 tablespoons water
- 1 (15-ounce) can coconut milk
- ¾ cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Rinse rice, then cook according to package directions on the stovetop or in a rice cooker.
- Meanwhile, heat oil over medium in a large sauté pan until shimmering. Lightly sprinkle salt over shrimp, then add to pan and cook just until pink, 1½–2½ minutes per side; transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, add onion and ¾ teaspoon salt; cook until softened and translucent, 8–10 minutes. (The goal here is to soften, not brown! So if the onions are getting brown, turn the heat down.)
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, and curry powder and cook 1 minute.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons water into skillet to deglaze; scraping up all of the fond on the bottom of the pan, adding additional water, by tablespoon, as needed. Slowly stir in coconut milk, then bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stir in green beans, cover and let cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp and cook just to warm through. Off heat, stir in cilantro. Give it a taste and season with additional salt as needed.
- Serve over rice; top each serving with a grating of lime zest. Cut the lime into wedges and serve alongside to squeeze over top.
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Notes
It’s important to use full-fat coconut milk for the best texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 recipeCalories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 30gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 214mgSodium: 977mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6g
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