Thai Green Curry Paste

By Lorraine Kelly

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

15 green chillies, chopped
4 spring onions or 1 large 
   onion, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and 
   roughly chopped
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp galangal or 
   ginger, chopped
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp shrimp paste or 2 tsp 
   dried shrimps
3 stalks lemon grass, crushed
1 tsp ground coriander
4 tbsp or 1 bunch fresh 
   coriander leaves, chopped
Juice and grated rind of 
   two limes
3 fresh kaffir lime leaves, 
   optional

Combine all the ingredients and liquidise or process to a smooth paste in a food processor. This can be added to lightly fried strips of breast of chicken or beef, green and red pepper, onions, baby sweetcorn or anything else that takes your fancy. Serve with Thai fragrant rice.

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