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Coconut Vegetables with Fresh Chili Sauce Recipe

Coconut Vegetables with Fresh Chili Sauce

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By
Andrew Chase
A simple Thai technique of cooking vegetables in coconut milk gives them a rich, sweet taste that complements the hot dipping sauce. Use white, green or savoy cabbage; you can also cook cauliflower or broccoli in this manner. For a milder sauce, seed all of the hot peppers.

Ingredients

2 cans (each 400 mL) coconut milk
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  salt
Half head cabbage, chopped
1 bunch  fresh spinach
Sauce:
6 hot red peppers
8 anchovy fillets (or 2 tbsp/30 mL fish sauce)
1 small onion quartered
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup  (60 mL)  lime juice
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  light brown sugar

Preparation

Sauce: Halve and seed 3 of the hot peppers; chop roughly.

Rinse anchovy fillets with warm water to remove oil.

In food processor, purée hot peppers, anchovies, onion and garlic. Pulse in lime juice and sugar; scrape into small serving bowl. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)

In saucepan over medium-high heat, bring coconut milk, 1 cup (250 mL) water and salt to boil. Add cabbage; boil until tender-crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to serving platter.

Add spinach to pot; boil until wilted, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, add to serving platter. Serve with sauce to spoon over vegetables.

Makes 6 servings.

Serving(s)
6
Nutritional Information
Per serving: about
Calories 60
Protein 4 g
Fat (total) 1 g
Carbohydrate 10 g
Fibre 3 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 430 mg
Calcium 10 % RDI
Iron 16 % RDI
Vitamin A 49 % RDI
Vitamin C 75 % RDI
Folate 40 % RDI
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Source

Homemakers Magazine: April 2004

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