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Ginger Family Tomato Curry

Ginger Family Tomato Curry

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Rest Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 2 People
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Curry Paste
  • 1 inch galangal
  • 1½ inches turmeric
  • 1½ inches ginger
  • 1 fingerroot
  • 6 little tomatoes or 15 cherry tomatoes
  • 6 little Thai chilis
  • 6 long peppers
  • 1 tbsp whole cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp white pepper corns
Soup
  • 8 kaffir lime leaves
  • ½ kabocha squash
  • 1 bowl yellow potatoes
  • 1 head cauliflower a small head, see pic
  • 8 shitake mushrooms
Garnishes
  • 1 bunch Thai basil
  • 2 scallions

Equipment

  • 1 Smoothie blender (or extra large mortar and pestle)
  • 1 Big pot (with steamer, if you plan to do cabbage too)

Method
 

Curry Paste (blender method)
  1. Peel the ginger, galangal, fingerroot, and turmeric.
  2. Chop everything into blender-friendly sized chunks. (You know your blender better than I do.)
  3. Layer in the ingredients with the seeds and garlic closest to the blades and the tomatoes on top.
  4. Add enough water to get it moving. Blend until smooth. Let sit for a bit so the garlic can do it's enzymatic thing.
Soup
  1. Cut everything into inch- or inch-and-a-half-sized pieces.
  2. *Chop the cauliflower first so it can do its enzymatic thing too. #Sulforaphane
  3. Add the curry paste, kaffir lime leaves, potatoes, mushrooms, squash and enough water to simmer to a pan and let cook until the potatoes are close to done.
  4. (If you're planning to steam some cabbage, this is a good time to toss the steamer on top.)
  5. Add the cauliflower and continue simmering until everything is cooked to your liking.
Rest
  1. Let the soup sit for 15-20 min on the hot stove. Potatoes stay hot forever anyway and this gives everything time to absorb the flavor of the sauce.
Garnishes
  1. Pick the Thai basil from the stems, rough chop. Add the basil to the hot soup and mix in before serving.
  2. Chop the scallions, sprinkle on top of your bowl.