Spiced coconut broth with shellfish and coriander

Name: Spiced coconut broth with shellfish and coriander
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ cup coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley leaves; ½ cup coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley leaves; 8 Chinese white cabbage/bok choy hearts, blanched; ½ cup coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley leaves; 4 teaspoons Coriander Peanut Pesto; 4 teaspoons Fried Shallot Slices; 1 teaspoon finely sliced rounds of red birds-eye chilli; 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded; 4 large green king prawns/shrimp, shelled and deveined; 4 large green king prawns/shrimp, shelled and deveined; 2 blue swimmer crabs, cleaned and split in half; 8 fresh sea scallops; 8 Chinese white cabbage/bok choy hearts, blanched; 12 black mussels, steamed open; 2 X 200 g/6½ oz marron tails, split in half; 40 ml/1¼ fl oz strained lime juice; 50 ml/1½ fl oz fish sauce; 2 stalks lemongrass, finely chopped; 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded; 400 ml/12½ fl oz Prawn/Shrimp Stock; rind/zest of 1 kaffir lime; 2 coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley roots, finely chopped; 2 coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley roots, finely chopped; 4 red shallots, sliced lengthwise; 2 coriander/cilantro/Chinese parsley roots, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh galangal; 800 ml/26 fl oz coconut milk; 3 red birds-eye chillies, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stir

By Christine Manfield

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

2 blue swimmer crabs, cleaned and split in half
4 large green king prawns/shrimp, shelled and deveined
12 black

Australian
Oceania
Europe
Australia
Italy
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Soup

Method

To make spiced coconut broth, bring coconut milk to the boil in a saucepan, uncovered, and boil for a few minutes. Add aromatics and simmer for a few minutes. Add stock and fish sauce and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Pass broth through a fine mesh sieve and add lime juice. Taste and, if necessary, adjust seasoning.
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