The Best Curry of Your Life
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, toasted
- 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted
- 1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds, toasted (to toast these three, just add them to a dry skillet, turn up the heat and toss around until fragrant)
- 10 whole cloves
- 2 whole star anise
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 3 fresh kaffir lime leaves
- 1 tablespoon crumbled dried pequin chilies or red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus more for lamb)
- 2 cups thinly sliced shallots (or yellow onions, if that’s easier)
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small cinnamon stick
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh ginger (from a 3-ounce piece)
- 3 cups drained, trimmed, and chopped canned peeled whole tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Maldon or another flaky sea salt
- 8 cilantro roots with 2 inches of stem attached, washed well and finely chopped (save the leaves for garnish)
- A 5-inch strip of orange peel, any white pith cut away
- A 5-inch strip of lemon peel, any white pith cut away
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice (fresh, bottled, or canned)
- 4 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
- This recipe is gluten-free
- This recipe is paleo
- Produce
- Cilantro roots with (8)
- Cumin seeds, toasted (2 tablespoons)
- Ginger, fresh (1/2 cup)
- Kaffir lime, fresh leaves (3)
- Lemon peel (1 5-inch strip)
- Orange peel (1 5-inch strip)
- Shallots (2 cups)
- Tomatoes, canned whole (3 cups)
- Meat
- Lamb shoulder, boneless (4 pounds)
- Cooking & Baking
- Cardamom pods, green (3)
- Cinnamon stick, small (1/2)
- Cloves, whole (10)
- Fennel seeds, toasted (1 tablespoon)
- Fenugreek seeds (1 tablespoon)
- Garlic cloves (4)
- Maldon or another flaky sea salt (2 tablespoons)
- Nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon)
- Olive oil, extra virgin (1/3 cup)
- Pequin chilies or red pepper flakes, dried (1 tablespoon)
- Star anise, whole (2)
- Turmeric, ground (2 teaspoons)
- Drinks
- Lemon juice, freshly squeezed (2 tablespoons)
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed (1 tablespoon)
- Orange juice, freshly squeezed (1/4 cup)
- Pineapple juice, bottled, or canned fresh (1 1/2 cups)
Preparation
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Published May 7, 2012 (9 months ago).
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