Thai green curry with white beans and zucchini
Creamy white beans, zucchini and green beans in a fragrant coconut green curry with lime and basil, spooned over jasmine rice for a fast, fresh-tasting Thai dinner.
- 35 min total
- 20 min hands-on
- Follow-a-recipe easy
- Serves 4
- About $2.63 a serving
- 700 calories
- Good the next day
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 1½ cups jasmine rice, rinsed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 3 tbsp Thai green curry paste
- 1 can coconut milk
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- 2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 zucchini, cut into half-moons
- 1 cup green beans, trimmed and halved
- 1 tbsp gluten-free tamari
- 1 lime, halved
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, torn (optional)
From your pantry
- 2¼ cups water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp brown sugar
Each serving has about 700 calories, 22 g protein, 101 g carbs and 25 g fat, and costs about $2.63 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No jasmine rice? Long-grain white rice or basmati rice works.
- No coconut milk? Light coconut milk works.
- No zucchini? Yellow squash works.
- No green beans? Frozen green beans work.
- No limes? Lemons work.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Put the rice, water and salt in a and over high heat.
Saucepan. A saucepan is a pot with tall, straight sides and one long handle. It’s for things that need depth, like rice, sauces or a few boiled eggs.
How you’ll know: The food fills it about halfway, leaving room to bubble without spilling over.
Bring to a boil. It means heating a liquid on high until it’s fully boiling before you move on. A lid on the pot gets it there faster, which makes it a good moment to chop something.
How you’ll know: Big bubbles break all over the surface, and they keep coming when you lift the lid.
High heat
Stir once, cover, and cook on low 15 minutes, then leave it covered off the heat.
Low heatTimer: 15 min
Heat the oil in a large over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and curry paste and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring, and a shade darker.
Skillet. A skillet is a frying pan: wide and flat with low, sloped sides. The shape lets steam escape, so food browns instead of stewing.
How you’ll know: It’s the pan you’d fry an egg in, and a 10 or 12 inch one handles most recipes.
Fragrant. Fragrant means cooking until you can clearly smell it, usually garlic or spices, often in about 30 seconds. That’s the moment the flavor is ready, just before it can burn.
How you’ll know: You can smell it from a step back, and garlic is pale gold, not brown.
Medium heat
Dolly’s tip: Green curry pastes vary in heat. Start with 2 tablespoons if you’re unsure.Pour in the coconut milk and broth and until smooth.
Whisk. Whisking means beating quickly with a whisk or a fork to blend things together. It smooths out lumps and mixes eggs, oil or sauces evenly.
How you’ll know: It all looks one even color and texture, with no streaks or lumps.
Medium heat
Add the beans, zucchini, green beans, brown sugar and tamari and 8 minutes, until the vegetables are .
Simmer. Simmering means keeping a liquid just below a boil, with small bubbles rising gently. It cooks food evenly and lets a sauce thicken without scorching on the bottom.
How you’ll know: Small, lazy bubbles break the surface every second or so, and nothing is churning.
Tender-crisp. Tender-crisp means vegetables cooked until just tender but still with a little snap. They keep their bright color and crunch instead of going soft and dull.
How you’ll know: A fork goes in with slight resistance, and the color is bright, not olive or gray.
Medium heatTimer: 8 min
Squeeze in half the lime and taste, adding more tamari or lime if it needs it.
Spoon over the rice and top with basil and lime wedges.
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