Name: Spicy barbecued duck curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon red curry paste; 400 millilitre coconut milk; 560 gram can pitted lychees, drained, syrup reserved; 1/4 pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into wedges; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 4 kaffir lime leaves, thinly shredded, plus extra to serve; 1/2 chinese barbecued duck, boned, sliced; 150 gram cherry tomatoes; thai basil, to garnish; steamed rice, to serve

Spicy barbecued duck curry

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon red curry paste

400 millilitre coconut milk

560 gram can pitted lychees, drained, syrup reserved

1/4 pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into wedges

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

4 kaffir lime leaves, thinly shredded, plus extra to serve

1/2 chinese barbecued duck, boned, sliced

150 gram cherry tomatoes

thai basil, to garnish

steamed rice, to serve

Method

1.Heat a wok or large saucepan on high. Add curry paste and half of coconut milk. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 mins.

2.Add remaining coconut milk, lychees, 3/4 cup reserved lychee syrup, pineapple, soy and fish sauces and kaffir lime leaf. Simmer for 5 mins, until pineapple is just tender. Add duck and simmer for another 5 mins.

3.Stir in tomatoes. Garnish with thai basil and extra shredded kaffir lime leaf. Serve with rice.

A barbecued duck is easy to source if you live near a Chinatown, but it you have trouble finding one, you could use barbecued chicken in this recipe.
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