Recipe - Kang-Ped Bhet-Yang (Roast Duck Red Curry)

RED CURRY PASTE
5 Dry Hot Chili Peppers
1 tablespoon Lemon Grass (Sliced)
2 sl Galanga
1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
2 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Fennel Seed
One fourth Ground Nutmeg
3 Small Onions
5 Cloves of Garlic
1 teaspoon Shrimp Paste
3 Coriander Roots
Zest from One fourth Sm Kaffir
Lime
1 One half teaspoon Black Peppers
One half teaspoon Salt

OTHER INGREDIENTS
1 Roast Duck
5 Plum Tomatoes
One half cup * Small Thai Eggplants
4 Fresh Med.Hot Chili Peppers
4 Kaffir Lime Leaves
One half bn Thai Basils (Horapha)
1 teaspoon Coconut Sugar
3 cup Coconut "Cream"
5 cup Coconut "Milk"
Fish Sauce

* Small Thai "eggplants" belongs to the eggplant family, but doesn't
resemble any eggplants found here in the US. These are about the size of
large green peas, and look pretty much the same. Regular green peas may be
used as substitute.

Put the ingredients for the red curry paste into a mortar and pound until
well mixed into a paste. NOTE: You may use commercially available paste,
if available. Adjust the amount to taste.

Debone the roast duck, and cut up the meat into bitesize rectangular
pieces (leaving the skin on). Cut the neck and wing into pieces.

Place the coconut milk in a large saucepan and heat till boiling. Add duck
pieces and cook till tender. Put the coconut cream into a frying pan, add
red curry paste. Heat over fairly high heat, stiring constantly, till all
the paste have mixed in and thoroughly heated. Add Kaffir Lime leaves, fish
sauce (to taste), coconut sugar, and continue to heat (keep stiring all the
time to prevent burning) until red oil starts to form on the surface of the
"sauce".

Add the "sauce" to the saucepan of duck and coconut milk, and bring back to
a boil. Add all remaining ingredients except the basils, which is to be
added when the curry starts to boil. Remove from heat and serve with plain
boiled white rice.

Translated by Padej Gajajiva from "Homemaker, Book 2" by Ponsee Gajajiva.

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