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Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry

A fabulously flavorful Asian curry, once you've made it you'll never have take-out again!

Erren Hart

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last Updated:

03/03/2025
4.91 from 11 votes
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Serves: 4
Prep: 7 minutes mins
Cook: 13 minutes mins
Red thai curry paste cooking and a completed bowl full of the shrimp and red thai curry.

This recipe for Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry from Erren's Kitchen makes a simple, fragrant, and zingy curry that the whole family will enjoy.

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This 20-minute recipe for Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry makes a simple, fragrant, and zingy curry that the whole family will enjoy.  

A bowl of red Thai curry with rice and cutlery

Homemade Thai Red Curry In A Snap

This recipe with a homemade curry paste is ready in under 30 minutes, so it will soon become a last-minute favorite!  You can make this recipe as spicy as you like and experiment with different meat and fish.

A Thai Curry Without Hard to Find Ingredients

A lot of Thai curry recipes require a trip to an Asian supermarket with a lot of exotic ingredients that are hard to come by. Not this recipe!  This recipe uses ingredients that can be bought in almost any grocery store and the best part is – it takes only minutes to prepare!  You are welcome!

How to Make Thai Red Curry Paste

Making the paste is super simple. You throw the ingredients into a food processor.all of the ingredients for the thai red curry in a food processor

Mix until smoothThe curry paste pureed in the bowl

I mean what could be simpler?

How to Make The Thai Red Curry Sauce

Heat some olive oil in a pan and cook the curry paste a few minutes to release the flavors.The curry paste cooking in a pan

Add the coconut milk and simmer for about 10 minutes.  Add cooked meat, vegetables or fish (I added frozen, raw shrimp and cooked them quickly in the sauce)

And that’s it!  In just 20 minutes, you have a beautiful, simple Thai Red Curry!A plate Thai Red curry shot from above with rice and cutlery

Cook’s Tips

  • Use fresh aromatics – fresh ginger, garlic, and green onions make all the difference in the world when it comes to a flavorful sauce.  
  • Don’t use bottled lime juice. The bottled stuff tastes completely different.  You’ll love the boost you’ll get from the fresh lime.
  • Use Fresh Herbs not dried – The fresh herbs release that beautiful, vibrant flavor.
  • To add an extra kick of heat – Add your favorite hot peppers before pureeing in the food processor.
This recipe for Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry from Erren's Kitchen makes a simple, fragrant, and zingy curry that the whole family will enjoy.

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This recipe for Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry from Erren's Kitchen makes a simple, fragrant, and zingy curry that the whole family will enjoy.

Recipe

Quick and Easy Thai Red Curry

A fabulously flavorful Asian curry, once you’ve made it you’ll never have take-out again!
4.91 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 7 minutes mins
Cook Time: 13 minutes mins
Total Time: 20 minutes mins
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons lemongrass paste
  • 5-10 Peppadew Piquante Peppers (mild or hot depending on taste)
  • 4 cloves of garlic (peeled)
  • 3 green onions/spring onions
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • a big bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro
  • 3 Peppadew jarred roasted red peppers
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 inch piece of fresh ginger. peeled
  • olive oil
  • 1 14-ounce can coconut milk
  • cooked (meat, vegetables or fish of your choice)

Instructions

To make the paste:
  • Place the lemongrass paste, Peppers, garlic, green onions, lime juice, cilantro, roasted red peppers tomato paste, fish sauce, soy sauce, and ginger into a food processor and blitz on high until smooth (stopping to scrape the edges from time to time).
  • Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan on medium-high heat.
  • Add the curry paste and cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add the coconut milk, stir, and lower the heat to medium-low. Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.
  • Add cooked meat, vegetables or fish of your choice and serve on rice.
  • NOTE: I cooked a pound of raw, cleaned shrimp in the sauce for about 4-5 minutes from frozen.

Tips

  • Use fresh aromatics – fresh ginger, garlic, and green onions make all the difference in the world when it comes to a flavorful sauce.  
  • Don’t use bottled lime juice. The bottled stuff tastes completely different.  You’ll love the boost you’ll get from the fresh lime.
  • Use Fresh Herbs not dried – The fresh herbs release that beautiful, vibrant flavor.
  • To add an extra kick of heat – Add your favorite hot peppers before pureeing in the food processor.
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Nutrition

Calories: 30 | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 1301mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 19.6mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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13 responses

  1. Monty Avatar
    Monty
    01/06/2022

    It really is better made from scratch, thank you for this easy to follow recipe. Loved it 🙂

    Reply
    1. Erren's Kitchen Avatar
      Erren’s Kitchen
      01/06/2022

      I’m so pleased you liked it Monty, thank you for the feedback 🙂

      Reply
  2. Thomas Nicholson Avatar
    Thomas Nicholson
    07/15/2019

    Hi, as my wife is allergic to fish, what is a good substitute?

    Thanks

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    1. Erren's Kitchen Avatar
      Erren’s Kitchen
      07/22/2019

      Chicken would be a good swap, Thomas!

      Reply
  3. Janis Avatar
    Janis
    06/23/2019

    Hi, I don’t see the red curry paste on the list of ingredients. How much should be used? Thanks! I’m looking forward to trying this recipe today.

    Reply
    1. Erren's Kitchen Avatar
      Erren’s Kitchen
      07/07/2019

      This recipe, you make your own curry paste!

      Reply
  4. Gary Avatar
    Gary
    09/17/2017

    This is a favorite of my wife’s. We have it all the time. Thanks so much!

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    1. Erren Avatar
      Erren
      09/21/2017

      Awesome, Gary! Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  5. Anna Avatar
    Anna
    08/18/2017

    I made this for dinner last night. Fantastic! Thank you!

    Reply
    1. Shiya Robin Avatar
      Shiya Robin
      06/20/2019

      What’s lemongrass paste

      Reply
      1. Erren's Kitchen Avatar
        Erren’s Kitchen
        07/01/2019

        Image result for what is lemongrass paste
        Gourmet Garden Lemongrass Cold Blended Paste contains 6 stalks of organically grown lemongrass that keeps fresh for weeks. … Lemongrass provides a quick and easy alternative to crushing or chopping fresh lemongrass. Lemongrass can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. It is best added in the middle of your cooking.

        You can buy it already made generally with other fresh pastes in refrigerated grocery stores,
        Hope this helps Shiya

  6. Lizzy Avatar
    Lizzy
    08/15/2017

    This was so easy to make! Love it!

    Reply
  7. Nina Avatar
    Nina
    06/01/2017

    This is such a wonderful recipe! All the virant flavors and colors are fantastic!

    Reply
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