THAI GREEN PORK CURRY

By Loish

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. vegetable or peanut oil
• 1 onion halved and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tbsp. Thai green curry paste
• 1 tbsp. fresh grated ginger
• 1 red bell pepper slivered
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 ( 14 oz.) can coconut milk
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce or Soy
• 2 cups small cauliflower florets
• 4 cups cubed pork loin
• 1 (15 oz. ) can chick peas, rinsed
• 3/4 cup slivered fresh basil leaves
• 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
• steamed rice - jasmine

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter with oil. Add onion and garlic and sauté until tender, ~ 4 minutes. Add curry paste and ginger and stir until you smell aroma of spices. m Stir in bell pepper, then add broth and coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer, not boiling as it cause sauce to separate, stirring occasionally.
Add fish sauce and cauliflower. Simmer 5 minutes until cauliflower starts to become tender. Add pork and chick peas and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 7 - 10 minutes, until the pork is done and cauliflower tender. Stir in basil and lime juice and serve over rice with lime wedge for garnish.