Sweet Red Pork Curry with Corn and Peas Recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Total cooking time: 25 minutes
Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1-2 tablespoons Red curry paste
500g lean, diced pork
1 cup coconut imlk
1 cup water
1 cup fresh corn kernels or 150g baby corn spears

½ cup fresh green peas

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 teaspoons soft brown sugar

2 teaspoons finely grated lime rind

½ cup shredded fresh Thai basil leaves

Method

1. Heat the oil in a wok or heavy based medium pan. Add the curry paste to the wok and stir for 1 minute. Add the pork and stir fry, tossing constantly, until the pork browns lightly.

2. Add the coconut milk and water to the wok and bring to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

3. Add the corn and peas to the wok; cook for 5 minutes. Add the fish sauce, brown sugar, lime rind and basil; toss. Garnish with basil leaves. if you like. Serve with steamed rice.

Hint

Remove kernels from 2 fresh corn cobs to make 1 cup. Use a sharp knife to scrape down the length of the sides to remove kernels. Frozen corn may be used instead.