Thai Curried Vegetables With Adzuki Beans (Wok) Recipe - Cooking Index
Thai Curried Vegetables With Adzuki Beans (Wok) Recipe - Cooking Index
| 2 teaspoons | 10ml | Vegetable oil - or more as needed |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Chayote squash - julienned |
| 1 | Red bell pepper - julienned | |
| 1 cup | 40g / 1.4oz | Bok choy - with leaves, chopped |
| 1 | Asian - (Thai) eggplant, cut into thin strips | |
| (or half a small eggplant) | ||
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Sliced mushrooms |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Fresh minced ginger - or more |
| 1 | Minced garlic - optional | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Curry sauce - such as |
| Taste of Thai red curry sauce | ||
| 1/2 cup | 80g / 2.8oz | Adzuki beans - cooked, drained |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Coconut milk - light, canned |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Low-sodium soy sauce |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Lime juice - (half a lime) |
| (or small red chili beans) | ||
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Fresh coriander leaves - or more |
| Freshly ground pepper - to taste | ||
| Coconut extract - optional | ||
| 3 cups | 480g / 16oz | Hot cooked rice |
| (jasmine or brown or blend) |
Prep - Have everything cut and measured; ready to go into the wok. Cut bell pepper and chayote squash into 'matchsticks. Roughly chop (1-inch pieces) the bok choy. Thinly slice the mushrooms. Thinly slice the eggplant; or if using globe, slice to square-up the eggplant (an end-cut and 4 side cuts). Cut the remainder into thin wafers. Measure and mix the curry powder into a paste as instructed on envelop.
Heat the wok, add the oil and swirl to coat pan. Fry the chayote quash and bell pepper: about 4 minutes. Add bok choy and eggplant; fry about 2 minutes. (Add a little more oil only if needed.) - - Add mushrooms and ginger, and garlic, if using. Cook about 1 minute.
Add the Curry paste and warm through (less than 1 minute. Add coconut milk, soy, lime juice and coriander leaves. Stir just to warm and combine but not to blend flavors (See notes). Taste: adjust flavors with pepper and option coconut extract (1/8 tsp.). Serve at once with hot cooked rice, optional soy and hot sauce (such as Sriracha).
Yield: 4 servings
Cook's Notes: As described by Jay Solomon: "This dish engulfs your palate with rolling aromatic flavors accented with occasional lightning flashes of heat." In order to maintain crispness and unique flavors (surprises!), halve the cooking time used in Jay's recipe. Acknowledgement: Lean Bean Cuisine (1995) Jay Solomon ISBN 1-55958-438-6.
Source:
"The Frugal Gourmet on our Immigrant Ancestors" by Jeff Smit
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