Help with thai green curry

[Rosco]

Its not just for me obviously but all advice gratefully recieved .


Must find some of this fish sauce

 

[sojourner]

Must find some of this fish sauce

When you do, DON'T go mad with it! It's got a very strong flavour, and you really only need a splash of it

 

[fractionMan]

And get the fish sauce not the squid sauce. That stuff's insane.

 

[tarannau]

I've never heard of, orseen Squid sauce but, confusingly there's a popular brand of Thai fish sauce with a squid on.

Is that what you mean?

 

[fractionMan]

The picture on the label looks a bit like it.

It's like extra smelly and strong fish sauce.

 

[tarannau]

Ach, I think that's just a premium fish sauce, with all the ponging goodness that entails. Tastes great.

 

[beeboo]

Whenever I make green curry and I add the fish sauce, my other half says it smells like poo.

But then the poo smell goes away and it tastes delicious.

 

[Ms T]

Lime juice has no business being in a green curry - or that's what I was taught at Thai cooking school in Ko Lanta. Use kaffir lime leaves instead. And fish sauce is pretty much essential - I think they sell it in supermarkets now.

 

[Ms T]

This is the brand that was recommended to us at said cooking course.

 

[rutabowa]

Lime juice has no business being in a green curry - or that's what I was taught at Thai cooking school in Ko Lanta. Use kaffir lime leaves instead.

i suspected not, but in the absence of lime leaves what can you do. i think itr's better to try and improvise rather than just not cooking something cos yr missing one ingredient.