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Thai Shrimp-Halibut Curry

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    50 minutes

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

3 large limes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup chopped shallots
1 large red bell pepper, cut into ½ - ¾" dice
1½ tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2½ teaspoons Thai red curry paste (such as Thai Kitchen brand)
13½ - 14 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
16 - 18 ounces halibut fillets, cut into 1½" chunks
8 peeled deveined uncooked large shrimp (8 to 10 ounces)
⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
⅓ cup chopped fresh basil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Finely grate enough peel from 2 limes to measure 1½ teaspoons. Squeeze enough juice from 2 limes to measure 2 tablespoons. Cut third lime into wedges.

    Step 2

    Heat vegetable oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chopped shallots, diced red bell pepper, and minced ginger; sauté until shallots are tender and peppers soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce, 1½ teaspoons lime peel, and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Simmer gently, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle fish and shrimp with salt and pepper. Add fish and shrimp to curry sauce. Return to very gentle simmer and cook just until fish and shrimp are opaque in center, 5 to 6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Gently stir in cilantro and basil; serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Per Serving

One serving contains: Calories (kcal) 296.0 Calories from Fat 28.1 Fat (g) 9.3 Saturated Fat (g) 3.0 Cholesterol (mg) 145.9 Carbohydrates (g) 12.4 Dietary Fiber (g) 1.2 Total Sugars (g) 3.0 Net Carbs (g) 11.2 Protein (g) 40.1 Sodium (mg) 622.2
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