The Widow Badass and Retirement Reflections are hosting a virtual dinner party and What’s on Your Plate Challenge for the month of April. I feel like I’m getting something wrong, but here goes.
First, I hope the acronym WOYP is OK. It’s not like WordPress charges me by the character. More like a holdover from my days in the aerospace industry. They never met an acronym they didn’t like.
Dale and I enjoyed this Kabocha Squash Red Curry from Food Network’s Geoffrey Zakarian. This is the second time I’ve made it, and I love it more than ever.
The curry is basically chunks of Kabocha squash stewed in spicy coconut milk and topped with cilantro, peanuts and pomegranate seeds. This delicious concoction is served over rice.
We like spice and heat, so I was quite generous with the garlic and added a chopped serrano pepper along with the carrot, onion and ginger. Geoffrey says 45 minutes to reduce and thicken the sauce, but I think 20 or 30 is plenty. I like my squash with a little bite to it.
I also went ahead and squeezed the lime juice ahead of time and added it to the curry until I got the balance right. Oh, and may I say pomegranate seeds in the little tub from the produce section are a gift from heaven?
Finally, I just made regular long-grain rice. It was great, but I might not even make rice next time. The coconut milk broth is so divine all by itself. I hate anything but my mouth soaking up that succulence.
The curry freezes well, although the squash does get a little mushy. Trust me, it doesn’t matter.
You had me at Kabocha squash, Donna! Thanks for joining in the fun. This looks amazing, and I will be bookmarking the recipe!
Deb
Thanks, Deb, and thanks for hosting!
Your red curry looks enough like my favorite Thai dish (chicken/pineapple curry) that I can’t stop looking at the photo, and it has started a serious craving for me! I’m not much of a fan of squash in general, though, so I think I will do a curbside takeout rather than creating it myself, at least this time.
Nina
I think you could substitute about anything for the squash. Maybe brown some chicken chunks first and then add them toward the end. Call me crazy, but one might want to throw some pineapple in there, too.