Thai Style Pork Curry Recipe
Thai Style Pork Curry
 Prep Time ~ 20 mins | Cooking Time ~ 1 hour 15 mins |
 Approx Cost ~ £ |  Difficulty ~ Easy |
 Freeze ~ Yes |  Serves ~ 4 |
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Ingredients
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons red Thai curry paste
2.5cm / 1 inch piece root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 level teaspoon ground turmeric
500g / 1lb shoulder, or leg of pork, cut into large chunks
300ml / ½ pint hot stock, chicken or vegetable
2 teaspoons light muscovado sugar
2 teaspoons Thai fish sauce or soy sauce
150g / 5oz fine green beans, trimmed and halved lengthways
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into thin strips
200ml carton coconut milk
Zest and juice of 1 lime
Handful of basil or coriander, chopped
Method
- Heat the oil in a large pan, add the curry paste, ginger and garlic. Fry gently for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the turmeric, then add the pork and stir well to coat the meat in the spices.
- Pour in the stock; add the muscovado sugar and fish sauce or soy sauce. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer very gently for 1 hour until the pork is tender.
- Cook green beans and red pepper strips in boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain and refresh them in cold running water. Drain well.
- Add the coconut milk, green beans and red pepper to the pan. Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, then stir in the lime zest and juice and the chopped basil or coriander.
- Taste and add more fish sauce to bring out the flavour if necessary.