Curry Prawns with Eggplant

By Tested and perfected in the Sur la Table kitchen
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Curry Prawns with Eggplant
Serves
Makes 2 to 3 servings
Ingredients
  • ½ lbs. jumbo prawns, peeled (tail on) and deveined
  • 2 to 3 Chinese eggplants, bias cut
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 large cloves of garlic, chopped
  • ½ cup of Thaifusions Panang Curry
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 to 3 green onions, thinly sliced on a bias
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
  • 4 stems or a handful of Thai basil, roughly chopped, 1 stem reserved for garnish


Procedure
Prepping the eggplant: Bring a pot of water to boil and add a pinch of salt. Blanch eggplant briefly, drain and set aside for later.

Cooking the prawns: Heat a wok on high heat and add oil, making sure to coat the sides. Sauté garlic, then add prawns stirring until slightly pink. Add ½ cup of Thaifusions panang curry and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce. Then toss in the eggplant, green onion, kaffir lime leaf and Thai basil.

To serve: Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with whole basil leaves. Serve over jasmine rice or rice noodles.

Curry Prawns with Eggplant

By Tested and perfected in the Sur la Table kitchen
Serves
Makes 2 to 3 servings
Ingredients
  • ½ lbs. jumbo prawns, peeled (tail on) and deveined
  • 2 to 3 Chinese eggplants, bias cut
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 large cloves of garlic, chopped
  • ½ cup of Thaifusions Panang Curry
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 to 3 green onions, thinly sliced on a bias
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
  • 4 stems or a handful of Thai basil, roughly chopped, 1 stem reserved for garnish


Procedure
Prepping the eggplant: Bring a pot of water to boil and add a pinch of salt. Blanch eggplant briefly, drain and set aside for later.

Cooking the prawns: Heat a wok on high heat and add oil, making sure to coat the sides. Sauté garlic, then add prawns stirring until slightly pink. Add ½ cup of Thaifusions panang curry and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce. Then toss in the eggplant, green onion, kaffir lime leaf and Thai basil.

To serve: Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with whole basil leaves. Serve over jasmine rice or rice noodles.