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Hello perfect, tender, juicy, spicy delicious lamb coconut curry! Take it up a notch by making your own (easy!) homemade curry paste and tons of toppings like pickled red onions, mint, lime wedges and more. We used lamb loin chops from American Lamb and put both egg noodles and served along side white rice just for more options with serving. Now.. let’s get into it! Full recipe below!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 package of egg noodles
- 4 American Lamb Loin Chops
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 4 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 3-4 cups of water
Curry Paste:
- 1/3 cup shallots
- 1/3 cup fresh garlic
- 1/3 cup ginger
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/8th tsp dried lemongrass
- 1 tsp salt
- 3-4 fresh coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 8-10 dried chiles of choice
- 3 tsp oil
Garnishes (optional): cilantro, pickled red onion, jalapeño, lime wedges, mint, pickled red onions, Chile flakes
Pickled Red Onions:
- 1-2 red onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2-3 chiles
- 1/2 beet chopped (for color and slight flavor)
Directions:Â
- Make your curry paste first by slicing shallots, garlic, ginger and seeded and slicing your dried chiles. Place in a pan (without oil) and just char for about 10-15 minutes.
- Place in a blender with paprika, lemongrass, salt, coriander, cumin and oil. Mix until a paste is formed. Add water if needed. Set aside.
- Make your pickled red onions by slicing red onions and adding in your vinegars, water, pepper, salt, sugar chiles and a beet for color. Set in your fridge for 1-2 hours or keep overnight.
- Once your onions and curry paste are ready, get the curry ready. Get 4 American Lamb Loin Chops and sear them in a big pot. Once seared and crusted, add in 2 cups of coconut milk and bring to a boil. Once bubbling, about 10-15 minutes, add in sugar, pepper salt and fish sauce. Let simmer for 1-2 minutes and add in your water and the curry paste. You can add as spicy as you’d like it, but we added about 1/3rd cup.
- Let your curry simmer and reduce a bit and let lamb cook through and get tender about 20-30 minutes. If it gets too thick, you can always add water.
- Once the lamb is tender, take it out and use a knife or fingers to tear apart and cube the lamb loin chops. Place the cubes back in the curry and stir for another 2-3 minutes.
- When your curry is just about done, make your egg noodles according to the package instructions and start to spoon your curry in a bowl, add your noodles and garnish.
- We added fresh mint, cilantro, pickled red onions, jalapeño, lime wedges and chili flakes but you can add whatever you’d prefer! Serve along some jasmine rice + enjoy!
