Ready-Made Paste With a Twist

I got the inspiration to introduce a twist to ready-made Thai Red Curry paste from my Thai masseuse. Not too long ago, she took me to this Thai Café in Orchard Point Shopping Centre that sells authentic Thai food. Even the Thai Embassy staff whose office is a stone’s throw away are in praise of the food, claimed the cook. It sells mainly Thai street food(not the type found in Thai restaurants in Singapore) such as Thai Laksa and the Thai version of the economical rice where you help yourself to the rice and dishes and pay for what you take to the owner. So, my masseuse took a little rice and a generous serving of fried roast pork with long beans in some kind of spicy red curry. She declared it is her favourite food.

My version does not use roast pork or long beans. Instead, I use sliced pork fillet and french beans. After stir-frying the pork, I added half a packet of ready-made Thai Red-Curry paste, a generous splash of Ayam Brand Coconut Milk and s few silvers of Thai linme leaves and the french beans. Last but not least, I added sugar to taste. Even my fussy husband who is not particularly fond of spicy food enjoyed my sliced pork and french beans with Thai Red Curry paste.