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Red Grasshopper Curry with Stir-fried Vegetables

5 from 4 votes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 5 people
Calories 36 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 4 tbsp Red curry paste
  • 100 g Locusts
  • 750 ml Coconut milk
  • 6 leaf Kaffir lime leaves
  • 100 g Pea eggplant
  • 4 Pc. Eggplant (Maküa Po) small, green
  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 6 Pc. Red chilli pepper
  • 1 bunch Thai basil

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a wok. Fry the grasshoppers (or 400 g tofu) in portions until everything is evenly browned, then set aside. Fry the curry paste in a wok over medium heat for about 1 minute while stirring. Be careful not to burn it. Then add 500 ml of coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Put the locusts in the wok and the rest of the coconut milk and let simmer for another 10 minutes. Now add the aubergines and the whole red chili peppers, season with fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Let the aubergines soften for about 5 minutes. Finally add Thai basil, let it collapse briefly and then serve immediately with rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 36kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2.2gFat: 1.1g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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