This curry is doubly rich from the coconut milk and the deep red curry, but the pineapple keeps it from being too heavy and gives a beautiful freshness to the dish. I like to cook the lobster in the shell because it makes for a more flavorful sauce, and I like to serve it that way too. You can be as refined as you like or, like me, pick up the shell and make an animal of yourself. If lobster is going to blow the budget, you can still have a delicious curry by substituting shrimp or monkfish.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Preparation
Step 1
Simmer 1/4 cup of the coconut milk in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the oil separates from the milk. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the fish sauce and sugar and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, or until the mixture darkens and thickens. Add the green beans and stir to coat. Add the remaining coconut milk and stir to scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Stir in the ginger, lime leaves, and tamarind paste. Add the pineapple and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly and the beans are crisp-tender. Add the lobster and basil leaves and cook for 4 minutes, or until the lobster is just cooked through.
Step 2
Discard the ginger and lime leaves. Season the curry with salt to taste. Transfer one half lobster tail to each warmed serving bowl, and spoon the curry over it. Serve the steamed rice on the side.
Step 3
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Back to TopReally full flavored curry and pleasantly spicy. I made a double batch with shrimp and lobster but removed the lobster from the shells. The shells are good in a photo but not so easy to manage at the table. I eliminated the green beans in favor of baby bok choy sauteed separately with XO sauce,
ebethquinn
MPLS, MN
1/4/2015
quick, easy, delicious. I could only get 4 oz lobster tails so I threw some mussels in at the end. there were no leftovers, and one guest licked his bowl clean. I served with brown basmatic rice, extra green beans, and a fruity Santa Cruz mountains viognier. This is going to be a go-to for casual weekend company.
lathwi
san francisco bay area
6/14/2014
This was okay, not great. The lobster was difficult to eat and became quite messy. I'm not usually a fan of cooked fruit, but the pineapple and the curry was a great combination.
KimAdams12
Murrells Inlet, SC
5/15/2014
Delicious and easy. I substituted bay scallops for lobster. Probably doesn't need the palm sugar if you like you're curry less sweet, or maybe could add a bit more curry paste.
QURE
Portlandia
4/27/2014
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