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Thai Vegetarian Curry (Kaeng Phak)

Review Ingredients

Truly vegetarian or vegan Thai recipes are rare (at least in Thailand). There are a number of reasons for this, not least the fact that most people find it convenient to buy food from roadside vendors and hawkers rather than cook it themselves, and very little of such food is vegetarian. There are added problems: not only are fish sauce and shrimp paste signature ingredients of much Thai food, they are also present in such key ingredients as curry pastes. Thus a dedicated vegetarian must not only cook for themselves, but nearly always cook from scratch, which is at the very least a time consuming process. Therefore you may find the recipe below a bit more complicated than most contained in our website.

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Local Ingredients and/or Products for the Recipe

Thai brown jasmine rice, 5 lbs

Green Curry Paste, Maesri

Thai Coconut Milk, All Natural, Aroy-D

Maggi Seasoning, 6.7 oz bottle

Thai Palm Sugar

Fresh Thai Chile Peppers

Thai Basil, Fresh

Young Green Thai Peppercorns

Prik Pao - Roasted Chili in Oil - Mae Pranom Brand

Kaffir Lime Leaves

Kaffir lime leaf adds an unmistakable, refereshing taste that is essential in many Thai soups & curries. The combination of lemongrass and lime leaf is a fantastic blast of flavor. The leaves have a strong fragrance and flavor that can not really be substituted. To experience the wonderful aroma, sliver the leaves with a knife or scissors and you'll begin to understand just how wonderful this plant is. A digestive aid with many known health benefits, the leaves cleanse the blood while helping maintain healthy teeth and gums. In Thailand the leaves are added to shampoo (said to prevent hair loss) and used as deodorant. Kaffir lime leaves grow in doubles. Sizes vary, but the average individual leaf is approx 2" long. Harvesting is done by hand and it's difficult because the branches have long thorns, so they tend to be expensive and not easily found in supermarkets. They freeze very well-just place in a ziplock bag & they'll retain their flavor for months. No need to defrost, just use as normal.

Thai Pepper Powder, Hand Brand

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