Seafood Red Curry
	(Gaeng Phet Ruam Mit Ta Le)
	
	Ingredients:
	
	1 cup cooked clam meat (1 lb. fresh clams, or 8 oz. canned or frozen clams)
	10 black mushrooms (fresh or dried)
	2 tbs. vegetable oil
	1 tbs. red curry paste
	4 paws of crab, cracked (or half a crab, cracked)
	1/4 lb. medium prawns, cleaned and de-veined
	2 tbs. fish sauce
	1 tsp. sugar
	1 cup coconut milk
	1 lb. white sea bass, chopped into bite-sized pieces
	1/4 cup sweet basil leaves
	1 cayenne pepper, thinly sliced lengthwise
	
	Preparation:
	
	1. Soak and scrub clams with water to remove sand.
	2. When using fresh clams, pre-cook in 3 quarts of boiling water. Boil clams
	   until clams open, but do not overcook.
	3. Remove from water, and extract clam meat from shells.
	4. When using dried mushrooms, soak in warm water for 20 minutes. Squeeze
	   out excess water when mushrooms are softened.
	
	Cooking Process:
	
	1. On maximum setting, heat oil in wok and fry curry paste for 1 minute.
	2. Stir-fry crab "paws" with curry paste for another 3 minutes. If crab is not
	   precooked, cook approximately 10 minutes.
	3. Add prawns and fry until color changes. Do not overcook, or prawns will
	   become tough.
	4. Mix in fish sauce and sugar.
	5. Pour in coconut milk, bring to a boil, then add clams, sea bass, and
	   mushrooms.
	6. When mixture returns to a boil, turn down heat and simmer 10 minutes.
	7. Add half of the basil leaves during last minute of cooking.
	8. Garnish with cayenne pepper and remaining basil (or red bell pepper, if you
	   prefer).
	
	Serves 4.


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