Coconut Curry Seafood Stew
This is a delicious coconut curry seafood stew with a lot of ingredients common in Vietnamese and Thai cooking. INGREDIENTS: 1 tablespoons canola oil 2 tablespoons grated ginger 2 tablespoons pureed lemon grass 2 tablespoons curry powder 6 cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon light brown sugar 1 tablespoon tamarind soup base (or 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice at the very end) 2 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk 1 teaspoon chili oil 1 pound medium peeled and deveined shrimp 1 pound hardshell clams 8 ounces mussels 8 ounces halibut (cut into 1x1 inch pieces) or fresh Alaska king crab meat 1/4 cup chopped cilantro cooked jasmine rice about 4-6 cups Siracha Chili paste (optional to add heat) DIRECTIONS: Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir in ginger, lemongrass, and curry powder in oil for 1 minute. Pour in chicken broth over mixture and stir continually to incorporate irall ingredients. Stir in fish sauce and brown sugar; si...