Best Roast Salmon With Thai Red Curry And Bok Choy Recipes

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Provided by lazyme

Categories Asian

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 whole baby bok choy
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Thai red curry paste
14 ounces unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup lemongrass, finely chopped or 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
24 ounces salmon fillets

Steps:

Cook bok choy in pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Set aside.
Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add curry paste and stir 30 seconds. Add coconut milk, chopped lemongrass and 1 tablespoon brown sugar. Boil until mixture is slightly thickened and reduced to 1 cup, about 5 minutes.
Stir in 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Set curry sauce aside.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Cook salmon 2 minutes per side.
Transfer skillet to oven. Bake salmon until opaque in center, about 6 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bok choy and sauté until beginning to brown in spots, about 4 minutes. Drizzle bok choy with remaining 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Bring curry sauce to simmer and ladle onto 4 plates.
Arrange 1 salmon fillet and 2 pieces of bok choy atop curry sauce on each plate and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 522.9, Fat 37.8, SaturatedFat 21.3, Cholesterol 77.4, Sodium 899.1, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 4.8, Protein 38.3

Roast Salmon with Thai Red Curry and Bok Choy image

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 whole baby bok choy
2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Thai red curry paste*
1 13 1/2- to 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk*
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh lemongrass or 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla*)
4 6-ounce salmon fillets
*Thai red curry paste and fish sauce (nam pla) are both available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets nationwide.
**Canned unsweetened coconut milk is available at Indian markets, Southeast Asian markets, Latin American markets and many supermarkets.

Steps:

Cook bok choy in pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Set aside. Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add curry paste and stir 30 seconds. Add coconut milk, chopped lemongrass and 1 tablespoon brown sugar. Boil until mixture is slightly thickened and reduced to 1 cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Set curry sauce aside.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Cook salmon 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven. Bake salmon until opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bok choy and sauté until beginning to brown in spots, about 4 minutes. Drizzle bok choy with remaining 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Bring curry sauce to simmer and ladle onto 4 plates.
Arrange 1 salmon fillet and 2 pieces of bok choy atop curry sauce on each plate and serve.