Throw another shrimp on the barbie

* takes off the hat with corks *

Sorry, sometimes I can’t help myself.

For the record, I love Australia and Australians. This recipe does not contain any Australians or cliques. Please keep reading.

Seafood curry

I know that some people don’t like the idea of seafood in curry, but I think it is excellent. Prawns are the perfect option for a meaty curry. You often find prawns in Thai curries, but I think they work well here. I’ve experimented for this recipe with small prawns and big tiger prawns. Both work, so it doesn’t make a difference to the taste; it just makes the consistency of the curvy more or less chunky.

Another adaptation

This recipe is another example of me finding a recipe and swapping out ingredients. The original recipe was in one of those weekly women’s magazines full of trashy gossip and the odd recipe. I loved the base flavours so just swapped out the ingredients I didn’t like.

Cook once, eat twice.

Anyone who has been around for a while will know that I am a big fan of cooking once and eating twice (or more), meals that can be cooked in bulk and then put in the freezer for another day. This curry is one of those meals. If you are going to make this recipe, I recommend that you use at least a 5-litre stockpot. Whip up a batch, feed the family and then portion up the rest for another day. We usually get 3 family meals out of this recipe.

Aussie style curry recipe

Ingredients

• 2 red onions, wedged
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1.5l vegetable stock
• 3/4 cup sweetcorn
• 3 tsp. curry powder
• 1 head of broccoli
• 2 tbsp. coconut aminos
• 1 can coconut cream
• 1kg prawns
• 2 tbsp. tapioca flour

Set your instant pot to sauté on high, add the coconut oil, garlic, onion and carrots.

Sauté for a few minutes.

Add the curry powder and stock to the pot and stir well.

In a bowl combine the coconut cream and tapioca flour, add the coconut cream to the pot.

Add the sweetcorn and broccoli to the pot.

Pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.

Add the prawns and coconut aminos, stir well and place the lid on the instant pot.

Equipment

• Knife
• Chopping board
• Stock pot
• Spoon
• Measuring jug
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Scales 

Nutritional disclaimer

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate based on the ingredients used and available in my area (New Zealand). The nutritional information is here to help you understand the recipe; I use MyFitnessPal to generate my estimates. For more accurate nutritional information, please use a nutritional calculator with the ingredients in your area.