Summer

Thai Curry Ice Cream

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July  7, 2015
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Photo by wenderzz
  • Serves 8
Author Notes

As I wolf down cold leftover thai curry (because it's a) good and I'm b) lazy), I'm always struck by how good it is, just as it is. And then I start daydreaming of making weird curry ice cream. Behold my creation! It's spicy and herbal; good for a hot Florida summer day. My husband advocates eating it with a chocolate sauce (from a bottle, because note B above). Recipe adapted from Serious Eats Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream. —wenderzz

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 3.5 oz. can coconut milk (cream from top of can and thinner milk below, divided)
  • 1 13.5 oz can coconut cream
  • 2 tablespoons green curry paste
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 lime, juice and zest
Directions
  1. Skim thicker coconut cream off top of can of coconut milk; reserve thinner milk for later use. Place skimmed cream, can of coconut cream and curry paste in a saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until combined.
  2. Add in reserved thinner coconut milk, corn syrup, sugar and basil; bring to simmer over medium heat. Lower heat, add fish sauce, and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
  3. Using either a blender or immersion blender, blend thoroughly. Add in lime zest and refrigerate mixture for at least 3 hours or overnight.
  4. Once thoroughly chilled, process ice cream per the manufacturer’s directions. Move to an airtight container and freeze for about 2 hours. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving.
  5. Note: to make a vegan ice cream, omit the fish sauce and substitute a dash of salt, and make sure the curry paste you use doesn’t include shrimp paste or fish sauce. I used Maesri brand, available from my local asian market, which seems to omit any fish and shellfish.

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Sonata#42 October 16, 2023
Is the ingredients list entered wrong?
1 (one) 3.5 oz. can of coconut milk. This is TINY.
Did you mean 1 (one) 13.5 oz. can instead? This would make sense for what you'd find at the store...