5 from 3 votes
Thai sweet potato curry with cod, green asparagus and coconut milk
Light and fresh Thai style curry with cod, sweet potato, green asparagus and coconut milk. With a hint of lime, ginger and turmeric. You can decide for yourself whether or not to add a chili pepper, so you can make this recipe strict paleo and AIP proof. And you can decide to use fish sauce or make it more Medical Medium proof with coconut aminos.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
377 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 4 cod 4 oz or 125 grams per serving, fillets
- NO NO black pepper or chili pepper
- 4 sweet potato medium or large
- 4 cups green asparagus
- 1 tbsp ginger freshly grated, fresh
- or 1 or 1 tsp ginger ground powder
- 1 tbsp Turmeric freshly grated, fresh
- or 1 or 1 tsp Turmeric ground powder
- 2 pinches black pepper freshly ground
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 talks scallion green or spring onion
- 1 red chili pepper ½ for medium spice
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp coconut aminos
- 4 kaffir lime leaves also known as makrut/makroet or djeroek peroet
- 1 can coconut milk
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potato and cut into cubes. Bake in a large pan in a generous tablespoon of coconut oil.
- Grate or grind the ginger and turmeric. Press the garlic. Cut the chili pepper into very small pieces. Cut the spring onion into rings. Wash and zest the lime. Bake everything briefly with the potatoes.
- Add freshly ground black pepper.
- Deglaze with the coconut milk. Add the coconut aminos and the juice of the lime (which you took the zest from). Let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Wash and cut the asparagus into pieces.
- Add the fish and the asparagus pieces. Let simmer for another 5 minutes.
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Notes
- Serve with some chili flakes or cilantro (not in the photo) sprinkled on top.
Nutrition Information
Calories
377kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
195mg
(8%)
Potassium
1266mg
(27%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
8330IU
(167%)
Vitamin C
34mg
(38%)
Calcium
104mg
(10%)
Iron
8mg
(44%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 377
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 377kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 195mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 1266mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 8330IU | 167% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 104mg | 10% |
| Iron | 8mg | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.