Coconut Cod Curry Fish Hake Monkfish Salmon Seafood Thai Fish Curry Yellow Curry

Thai Fish Curry

Name: Thai Fish Curry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: Thai Yellow Curry Paste; 3 cutlets of firm white fish; 1 can of coconut milk. (see notes below).; A few chillies, mild to medium heat; A few shallots and some sprigs of coriander.; 1 Lime

April 30, 2019 3 Comments

Jump To Recipe

This Thai fish curry is simplicity itself. Made with yellow curry paste as it is here, it is more typical of the fish curries of Southern Thailand and Malaysia owing to the light Indian spicing of the yellow curry paste. This could also be cooked in the same manner using red or green curry paste. Many Thai fish curries are not always compatible with Western tastes, often being cooked with fish heads and too sour for the Western palate. However, this is not the case with this version which is both easy to cook and makes for very easy eating too! This can also be cooked with a wide variety of fish, in this example I’m using Red Bream simply because I saw it at the fishmonger’s and wanted to give it a try, turned out to be delicious I’m pleased to say. This will work well with any firm white fish such as cod or hake and my preference is to cook it in the form of fish steaks rather than fish fillets as they hold together better.

As always, the choice of coconut milk in a Thai curry plays a very big part in how your dish ends up so do check out this page on Cooking with Coconut Milk

Ingredients.
1 pouch of My Thai Curry Yellow Curry Paste
500 to 700 g of firm white fish
1 can of coconut milk
A few chillies, mild to medium heat
A few shallots and some sprigs of coriander.
1 or 2 Limes

Add some oil to a pan, bring to a medium heat and add some halved shallots and sauté for a few minutes and then add the chillies sliced lengthwise but kept intact as in the picture. Cook for a few minutes more.

Cut the tomatoes as shown in the picture below, this allows their sweetness to come out, and add to the mixture and cook for a few minutes before adding some sliced or chopped coriander and cooking for a minute or so more.

Add the Yellow Curry paste and then the coconut milk, use the thicker part of the coconut milk from the top of the can at first and cook through for a few minutes then adding the remainder of the coconut milk to the desired thickness. Cook the sauce gently for around 10 to 15 minutes to allow the flavours from the vegetables to enter the curry sauce.

Place your fish chunks into the sauce and cook gently until done, this would depend on the thickness of the fish but around 10 minutes should be sufficient in most cases.Your choice of fish can also add sweetness to the dish so you can adjust the flavour of the curry with some fresh lime juice at the end of cooking and also serve with lime wedges at the table if you wish.

Serve and garnish with some coriander and sliced chili or as you prefer. I served this with Thai red rice which is available in Sainsbury's in the UK.
Enjoy:-)

If you like this recipe please click the star rating or add a comment below! Kop Khun Kha, Nitsa.x

Thai Fish Curry

Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users

Cuisine

Thai

Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Calories

412

Ingredients

Thai Yellow Curry Paste
3 cutlets of firm white fish
1 can of coconut milk. (see notes below).
A few chillies, mild to medium heat
A few shallots and some sprigs of coriander.
1 Lime

View Cart (0) Checkout

Directions

Add some oil to a pan, bring to a medium heat and add some halved shallots and sauté for a few minutes and then add the chillies sliced lengthwise but kept intact as in the picture. Cook for a few minutes more.
Cut the tomatoes as shown in the images, this allows their sweetness to come out, and add to the mixture and cook for a few minutes before adding some sliced or chopped coriander and cooking for a minute or so more.
Add the Yellow Curry paste and then the coconut milk, use the thicker part of the coconut milk from the top of the can at first and cook through for a few minutes then adding the remainder of the coconut milk to the desired thickness. Cook the sauce gently for around 10 to 15 minutes to allow the flavours from the vegetables to enter the curry sauce.
Place your fish chunks into the sauce and cook gently until done, this would depend on the thickness of the fish but around 10 minutes should be sufficient in most cases. Your choice of fish can also add sweetness to the dish so you can adjust the flavour of the curry with some fresh lime juice at the end of cooking and also serve with lime wedges at the table if you wish.
Serve and garnish with some coriander and sliced chili in the images above or as you prefer. I served this with Thai red rice which is available in Sainsbury’s in the UK.

Recipe Note

Nutrition details do not include rice.

As always, the choice of coconut milk in a Thai curry plays a very big part in how your dish ends up so do check out this page on Cooking with Coconut Milk.

In the images above I’m cooking Red Bream simply because I saw it at the fishmonger’s and wanted to give it a try. Monkfish would be superb if pricy, fish to use as well.

I also serve this with some Thai fish sauce on the side.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
per serving: Calories; 412

Amount/Serving % Daily Value

Sugar: 3.2 grams
Sodium: 560 milligrams
Fat: 24.7 grams
Saturated Fat: 18.6 grams
Carbs: 22 grams
Fiber: 14.4 grams
Protein: 33 grams
Cholesterol: 82.3 milligrams

3 Responses

Nitsa

March 04, 2020

Hi Mary, Glad you’re enjoying your pastes:-) I would say 2 to 3 portions depending on serving size. Hope that helps. Kind regards, Nitsa

Mary

March 04, 2020

Amazing! My only question is that 1 pouch of curry paste is supposed to be for how many servings? Thanks. Will be definately reordering.

Andy Roker

February 18, 2020

Delicious…, used cubes of a firm white fish added a few green beans and some left over petit pois that were in the fridge. Fresh lime juice adds the extra magic (would have added a few drops of fish sauce too but my wife accidentally threw my bottle of it away). Yum…love these sauces, everybody in my family thinks I’m a star chef!!

Comments will be approved before showing up.

Also in Recipe Blog

Thai Mango & Sticky Rice

August 31, 2025

So, even if you think you may never make Thailand’s favourite dessert you should still watch the video just to listen to the foot tapping Issan music to perk up your day! This recipe is at its best when mangoes are at their best. Typically this will be from April to September for mangoes from Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. These are best found in Asian grocery shops, not as cheap as the supermarket varieties because they are picked at the height of ripeness and exported by air.

#Beef BBQ Crying Tiger Beef Spicy Thai

Crying Tiger, The Makeover!

June 19, 2025

Crying Tiger beef has long been one of our favourite recipes especially during the summer months when alfresco dining and barbecues abound. Recently I have started to take the dish beyond the original recipe, especially if I am cooking for a group of people. I love Crying Tiger whichever way it is prepared, but there is no doubt that this method of preparation takes it to a different level. The reason for this is that the state is cooked using the Reverse Sear method. This results in a perfec...

#Beef Beef Curry Beef Short Ribs massaman Panang Curry Short Ribs Slow Cooker Thai

Beef Short Ribs in Panang Curry Sauce

October 01, 2024 7 Comments

Have you ever tasted something so delicious that it feels like a culinary revelation? That's exactly how it feels to bite into a perfectly cooked beef short rib. I’m deeply in love with them, the rich slow cooked meat practically falls off the bone, leaving you craving for more. No wonder I’ve fallen head over heels for this underrated cut of meat. Gone are the days when you had to visit a specialty butcher to get your hands on beef short ribs as well, thanks to supermarkets like Sainsbury's ...