how i make my version of thai yellow curry

this makes around 3-4 portions. also i'll just say now that this is in no way authentic thai food,
it’s just how i like to cook it

prep time: around 15 minutes
cook time: 30-90 mins

click here for my page on cooking rice

i like to make this with beef but that's optional

here's the one i made the other day!

ingredients (approximate):

• 2 tbsp mae ploy brand yellow curry paste
• 1/2 (half) finely diced onion
• 4-5 cloves finely diced/minced garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp msg, optional
• 1-2 finely chopped birds eye chilli if you’re feeling brave
• 400ml (one can) coconut milk
• 2-3 tbsp potato starch/cornstarch/another similar thickener, optional
• 1 tsp veg oil or soybean oil
• 1 cup jasmine rice per person + 1 extra if you wanna eat leftovers for breakfast
• ~50g (1/4 pack) of fine green beans
• 1-2 baking potatoes
• 200g diced beef (optional)
• fish sauce or salt to taste

equipment:

• 1 large wok
• 1 spatula to stir
• 1 large soup spoon to serve
• 1 small frying pan (if including meat)
• 1 small bowl/cup to add water

instructions:

1. dice the onion into small (around 1cm?) cubes, doesn’t have to be neat at all, and mince the garlic (and chilli’s if including) very small. peel the potatoes skin, and cut into roughly 1 inch cubes. if your beef isn’t pre diced then cut it into cubes slightly smaller than the potatoes.

2. heat the oil in the wok on medium heat (about 1 min) then add the curry paste and onions. stir fry for a few minutes until the onions start to look translucent.

3. add in the minced garlic, and then half of the coconut milk. stir it to combine, it should look somewhere between yellow/beige and light brown. if you’re adding bay leaves or fish sauce now’s the time. also the chilli if you prefer it more spicy - the longer it cooks, the more mellow it’ll be, so you can put it in later if you want it more spicy.

4. in another frying pan on low-medium heat, stir fry the diced beef in a little oil till the outsides are mostly browned, itll take around 5-10 mins

5. add the browned beef, cubed potatoes, and the rest of the coconut milk. stir to combine. if the potatoes and beef are sticking out at the top (see picture) then add a little water until it’s just about covered, then stir again.

here's how mine looked at this point:

6. otherwise/either way now you can just chill out and stir it every few mins for at least 30 mins, but the longer the better (more tender beef)

7. about 30 mins before you want to serve, rinse the rice until the water runs clear or you get bored, then cook it (click here for instructions or however you want, i’m not your boss)

8. about 5 or 10 mins before serving, cut the fine green beans into 2-3 pieces, or roughly 1 inch, and add them in. it doesn’t matter if they’re unequal in size.

9. now it’s pretty much ready to serve whenever the rice is done! you can repeat the thickener if you want to, otherwise enjoy!

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