Curry: Spicy Pork With Pumpkin

Ingredients for 4 servings

10 oz trimmed pork tenderloin, sliced into 1/4-thick, 2-inc long and 1-inch wide.

10 oz peeled pumpkin, cut into 1/2-inch

2 cups unsweetened coconut milk

3 tbsp red curry paste

4 kaffir lime leaves, deveined and torn into 3 pieces

2 tbsp fish sauce 1tsp sugar

1/2 cup water 2 tbsp oyster sauce

20 fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup strips of red pepper

2 1/2 cups freshly steamed rice

Preparation

Boil the pumpkin for 3 to 4 minutes until just tender.  Drain and set aside.

Heat 1 cup of the coconut milk in a wok on high heat until it boils.  Add red curry paste and stir-fry for1 to 2 minutes until it has dissolved.  Add lime leaves and pork and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes until the meat turns white.  Add fish sauce an sugar and stir.  Add the rest of the coconut milk and water and stir-fry for 1 minute.  Add pumpkin and oyster sauce and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender.

Add most of the basil leaves and red pepper strips and stir-fry for 30 seconds.  Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish it with he rest  of the basil and red pepper.  Serve immediately with steamed rice.

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