Homemade Yellow Curry Paste Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 red bell pepper

  stemmed, seeded and chopped
• 4 small spicy red peppers

  chopped (Thai peppers are best, but you can use any to you choice – cayenne or red serrano are good substitutes)
• 1 shallot

  chopped
• 4 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 stalk lemongrass

  trimmed, woody parts removed
• 6 stalks green onion

  sliced
• 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger

  ground is good, too
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced turmeric

  ground is good, too
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar

  optional, or use brown sugar

Instructions

• 1 Add all of the ingredients to a food processor or blender. Process until smooth,
  scraping down the sides as needed.
• 2 Alternatively, you can grind down the solid ingredients and spices in a mortar
  and pestle, then slowly add in the liquid ingredients as you mix. Mix until a
  paste forms to your preferred consistency.
• 3 Taste and adjust to your personal tastes. Need more salt? More lime juice? A
  pinch of sugar? Adjust as needed.
• 4 Strain out excess liquid, if desired, or use as-is.

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