Thai Pineapple and Shark Curry
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OK when you read shark, don't be afraid. This is an Aussie site after all and if they are eating us we are paying it forward! You can sub in any fish
Whilst this recipe is not strictly sous vide, it operates on the same principle in that the fish is locked away with loads of flavour as it cooks at a relatively gentle temperature above what will ultimately be a delicious curry sauce to accompany it. Easily done in any Thermo model, you just really need either a Stasher bag now widely available at kitchenware stores and amazon across the globe or a proper sous vide vacuum sealing machine to seal in the flavour. Failing all that, just place the fish into the Varoma dish and steam it that way. This prevents you from having a shredded fish curry.
I am waiting to hear the outcries from people who don't live in Australia about this one. YES, we do eat shark here. They eat us, so we feel it is only fair. It is an amazing fish, very firm so it holds its shape well, a white flakey fish and it can take on any flavours you throw at it. So don't be scared...go fishing down under, or go find some at your local fishmonger! I grew up eating gummy shark as my fish of choice on fish and chips night. It is largely called flake in Australia. A good substitute is any firm white fish.
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Need
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The Curry Paste
- 1 red onion roughly chopped
- 20 Grams fresh galangal peeled and sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 green chilli(es) halved
- 1 Handful Coriander leaves
- 20 Grams coconut sugar
- 1 limes zest
- 40 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
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The Rest
- 400 Grams gummy shark fillet, cubed
- 6 makrut (kaffir) lime leaves leaves
- 2 Lemongrass stalks cut into long pieces
- 1 x 400g Tin coconut cream Recipe
- 1 limes juice only
- 20 Grams fish sauce
- 1 Pineapple-fresh peeled, cored and cubed
- 1 capsicum/bell pepper red, diced
- 1 Handful fresh coriander or cilantro leaves
- Steamed rice to serve
Do
- 1
Cut the shark into large 10cm cubes and place into a stasher bag.
- 2
Make the curry paste by placing all ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and chopping 10 sec/speed 7. Put 1 tablespoon of the curry paste into the stasher bag with the fish, along with 3 kaffir lime leaves and 1 lemongrass stalk. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour but up to 24 hours.
- 3
Cook the remaining curry paste 7 min/Varoma/speed 1. Set aside until the fish has been sufficiently marinated.
- 4
When you are ready to make the curry, add 3 kaffir lime leaves, 1 lemongrass stalk, coconut cream, lime juice and fish sauce to the curry paste in Thermomix bowl. Place the stasher bag into the Varoma tray and set into position. Cook the curry 10 minutes/100°C/Reverse/speed 2.
- 5
Add pineapple, capsicum and coriander. Turn over the stasher bag. Cook further 6 min/100°C/Reverse/speed 2.
- 6
Serve curry over steamed rice and garnish with sliced green chilli and more fresh coriander leaves.
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
