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     Title: Green Curry Paste
Categories: Curries, Thai, Condiments, Pastes
     Yield: 1 recipe

     6 ea Green chili peppers
     2 ea Lemon grass, fresh -=OR=-
     2 ts Lemon grass, dried
     5 ea Garlic cloves, chopped
     3 md Shallots, chopped
     1 ts Lemon zest
     1 ts Galanga

 Slice the chili peppers in half lengthwise.  Discard the seeds & chop
 the chili peppers.  Put all the ingredients in a mortar or a food
 processor & blend to a thick green paste, adding water if necessary.
 Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.

 * If using dried galangal soak for 15 minutes in cold water.

 Makes 1/2 cup

 Pojanee Vatanapan's "Thai Cookbook"

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