2small red chillies (sliced thinly)(Thai or Bird's eye)
½red capsicum (sliced thinly)
150gmgreen beans (sliced)
560gmcanned lychees (syrup drained)(NOTE 6)
½BBQ duck (around 600gms)(NOTE 7)
1smalllime
salt (to seasoning if needed)
Instructions
Heat a deep frying pan or wok over medium to high heat. Add in the curry paste, stir to cook quickly for a minute. Pour in half a cup of coconut cream into the pan, stirring fast to combine the cream with the paste. Bring the mixture to a simmer and let it cook for a minute. Pour the remaining coconut cream and bring it back to a simmer.
Place the kaffir lime leaves, chilli, palm sugar and fish sauce into the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and leave the curry to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in the duck, lychees, beans and capsicum to the curry and cook for a further 10 minutes. Have a taste of the curry, add a little salt if needed and adjust to taste. Give it a stir and remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lime juice. The curry will thicken once it's off the heat.
Notes
NOTE 1: Red curry paste- I used 'Maesri' red curry paste, it comes in a can and it's of excellent quality. However, any good quality red curry paste would work too.NOTE 2: Coconut cream - If you want a rich and thick curry, use full-fat coconut cream, but if you want it thinner use coconut milk or light coconut cream. You could even use a combination of both.NOTE 3:Kaffir Lime leaves - These fragrant leaves are pretty and distinct. A single kaffir lime leaf looks like there are two leaves conjoined together at the ends.NOTE 4: Fish sauce - I used 'Squid' fish sauce but any brand of fish sauce will work.NOTE 5:Palm sugaris a sweetener derived from the saps of palm trees and has a beautiful caramel flavour. It's sold in supermarkets and Asian grocery shops. Brown sugar is a good substitute, use the same amount required.NOTE 6: Lychees - Fresh or canned lychees will work. If using canned, drain all the syrup from the lychee before adding it to the curry. The syrup has a strong lychee flavour and is delicious, so instead of discarding it you can freeze the syrup and use it in drinks and desserts.NOTE 7: BBQ Duck - We purchased a whole BBQ duck from a Chinese BBQ chophouse. We ate half of it and used the leftover in this curry. You don't have to buy a whole duck, most chophouses sell half a duck and they'll chop in nicely for you. Before adding the duck to the curry, pat the duck dry with paper towels. Excess liquid from the duck will make the curry too salty. To make it easier to eat, you may wish to debone the duck before adding it to the curry.Leftovers - Allow the curry to cool completely at room temperature. Transfer the curry into a sealed container and refrigerate, it'll be good for up to 3 days.A Third-Party Application calculated the calories and nutritional information. Please use this as an approximate guide only.Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.