Ingredients:
The main ingredient in choo chee curry is red curry paste, but other ingredients typically include:
- Coconut milk
- Fish, such as salmon
- Thai basil
- Lime
Choo chee is a type of Thai red curry that’s creamier and richer than other red curries, and often has a slightly sweeter taste. It’s typically made with seafood, especially fish, as the main protein.
Here’s a recipe for choo chee fish:
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat
- Cook curry paste, sambal oelek, and oil until fragrant
- Stir in garlic, chili, onion, and lime leaves
- Cook until the onion softens
- Add coconut milk, fish sauce, and sugar
- Simmer for four minutes
- Add fish and spoon some sauce over it
- Simmer until the fish is cooked through
- Remove from heat and stir in basil leaves
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