Green Curry with Tofu and Vegetables
A rich and fragrant Thai green curry with tender tofu, green beans, and bamboo shoots in coconut milk. Served with jasmine rice.
Ingredients
Quantities are for one portion.
- 50 gbamboo shoots, sliced
- 20 gsugar
- 120 gfirm tofu, cubed
- 2 tbspgreen curry paste
- 3kaffir lime leaves
- 100 mlvegetable stock
- 150 mlcoconut milk
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- 80 gjasmine rice (dry weight)
- 50 ggreen beans, trimmed
- 15 mlsoy sauce
- 10 gfresh thai basil leaves
Method
- Rinse the jasmine rice and cook it according to the package instructions.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a pot over medium heat, add the green curry paste, and sauté for a minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the coconut milk and vegetable stock, bringing the mixture to a gentle simmer.
- Add the tofu cubes, green beans, bamboo shoots, and kaffir lime leaves, simmering until the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the soy sauce and sugar to balance the flavors, cooking for a final minute.
- Serve the hot green curry over the jasmine rice, garnished with fresh Thai basil leaves.