Gaeng Paa Pla Dook (jungle Curry With Catfish)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs catfish, cut into 1-inch slices
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla)
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup japanese eggplant
• 1/4 cup sliced green jalapeno pepper
• 1/2 cup sweet basil
• 10 whole kaffir lime leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass
• 8 shallots
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup chopped lesser ginger
• 8 dried jalapeno peppers
• 1 teaspoon canned peppercorn
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients for the curry paste, using a mortar and pestle or a blender.
• 2 heat a large saucepan and add the oil and curry paste.
• 3 stir-fry for 1 minute on medium-high heat.
• 4 add the fish, fish sauce, water and eggplant and heat to boiling.
• 5 cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• 6 add the remaining ingredients and remove from the heat. serve.