- 150g white basmati rice
- 35g peanuts
- 2 shallots
- 2 tomatoes
- A head of broccoli
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 200ml coconut milk
- 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 2 whiting fillets
- 1 lime
- 300ml boiling water
- Sea salt
- 1 tbsp olive or coconut oil
- 200ml water
- 1.
Tip the rice into a bowl. Cover with cold water and set aside to soak.
- 2.
Warm a deep frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Add the peanuts to the pan and toast for 3 mins till the peanuts smell nutty and are browned. Tip them into a clean tea towel or kitchen towel and set aside to cool.
- 3.
Peel and finely slice the shallots. Dice the tomatoes. Break the broccoli into small florets (you can keep the stalk and slice it for stir-fries and stews). Peel and crush or grate the garlic.
- 4.
Drain the rice and tip it into a small pan. Pour in 300ml boiling water. Add a pinch of salt. Cover and bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down and gently cook for 8 mins till the water has been absorbed. take off the heat and leave the rice to steam in the pan, lid on, for 5 mins to finish cooking the rice. The rice will keep warm in the pan.
- 5.
While the rice cooks, put the wok back on the heat. Add 1 tbsp oil and the shallots. Stir and fry for 3 mins till the shallots are just starting to soften. Add the tomatoes to the wok. Fry for another 5 mins, stirring occasionally, till the tomatoes are pulpy.
- 6.
Stir the garlic and 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste into the wok. Pour in the coconut milk and add 1 tbsp Worcester sauce and 200ml water. Add the broccoli and simmer for 5 mins.
- 7.
While the broccoli simmers, rub the peanuts with the tea towel or kitchen paper so any loose skins come off. Roughly chop them. Chop the whiting fillets into bite-size chunks. After 5 mins, add the peanuts and whiting to the pan. Simmer for another 5 mins till the whiting is opaque and flakes easily when pressed with a fork.
- 8.
Taste the curry and add a splash more Worcester sauce if you think it needs it. Fluff the rice up with a fork and divide it between 2 warm bowls. Top with the curry and serve with lime wedges for squeezing.
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