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Coconut Shrimp and Spinach Curry with Rice

Plump shrimp simmer in a silky ginger-garlic coconut sauce with tender spinach and sweet red pepper, finished with lime and cilantro over fluffy rice.

Coconut Shrimp and Spinach Curry with Rice

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups250 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 2 cups500 gWater
  • 1 tbsp15 gCanola oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1½ tbsp10 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 2 tbsp30 gTomato paste
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
  • ½ cup120 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell peppersliced into thin strips
  • 1¼ lb600 gShrimppatted dry
  • 6 cups loosely packed180 gBaby spinach
  • 1¾ tsp10 gFish sauce
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prep first: chop the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, slice the red bell pepper, pat the shrimp dry and chop the cilantro.
  2. Make the rice: bring the rice, the water and the salt to a boil in a saucepan, cover, reduce to low and cook 15 minutes, then rest off the heat, covered, 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion 6 to 7 minutes until soft and golden.
  4. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute, then add the curry powder and turmeric and stir 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Stir in the tomato paste and cook 1 minute, then whisk in the coconut milk and the chicken broth and bring to a gentle simmer.
  6. Add the red bell pepper and simmer 5 minutes until just tender and the sauce thickens slightly.
  7. Add the shrimp and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once, until pink and opaque (145°F/63°C).
  8. Stir in the spinach a handful at a time until wilted, then stir in the fish sauce and the lime juice.
  9. Fluff the rice and serve the curry over it, topped with the cilantro.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy low-sodium chicken broth and fish sauce labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Fish, Shellfish. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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