Thai Fish Curry Recipe

This incredibly delicious Thai fish curry recipe with flaky white fishcoconut milk and green curry paste are pure magic. We have been exploring the world of Thai curry and it is the winner.

If you’ve been following, you know we’ve always been fascinated by homemade green curry sauce. We have shared Thai green curry with chicken but we really like the flavor and we have to find another way to use it and this Thai-style fish curry is the answer. This is everything we hope for, and more.

It’s easy to make, too (I promise!). This sly green curry fish is Perfect for when you crave a delicious meal, but you don’t have much time. You will lightly cook the sliced white fish in a vibrant aromatic coconut sauce. Then, place the fish and a lot of creamy green curry paste on jasmine rice or rice flour.

Key Ingredients

• whitefish: Choose flaky white fish for this fish curry. Think cod, halibut, black line diameter, tilapia and snapper with a soft texture. Or, go with Mahi Mahi or Sea Bass for a slightly firmer texture.
• Green Curry Paste: I love using our homemade curry paste, thanks to chile peppers, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, mint and basil. With our recipes, you have complete control over the spice level, which is a great benefit. Of course, you can still use store-bought Thai curry paste. My favorite is from Maesri (sold in cans).
• Coconut milk: This is not commodious for cream curry, and full-fat coconut milk is indeed the best. Quick tips when shopping: Shake the jar. If it sounds liquid, skip it. A can doesn’t contain more delicious thick coconut cream like liquid!
• Fish sauce: This helps season the curry. My pantry has two favorites including Red Boat and Three Crab Fish Sauce.
• vegetable: I always start by cooking some sliced shallots and then finish the curry with a quick-cooked vegetarian dish like Snow Peas. Zucchini, peas, mung beans, spinach, asparagus or small broccoli flowers are also good choices.
• Lime and fresh herbs: To build a fresh curry paste flavor, I like to finish the curry with fresh lime juice and a small amount of fresh herbs like Thai basil and mint (also effective Italian basil work).
• kaffir lime leaves (optional): These are optional, but they add a lovely aromatic flavor to this curry recipe. They used to be sold at my local grocery store, but have been hard to find lately. However, you can buy it online! If you do find them fresh, buy a bunch and freeze them!

Find the complete recipe in the measurements below.

Tips for making the best Thai fish curry

We are the heels for this recipe and honestly, I think you will be too. Perfect for a simple weekday dinner and doubled as a celebratory dish at any time of the year. Here are some tips for making it:

Tip 1: Improve store-bought paste: If you don’t start with our homemade green curry paste, you can improve the store-bought flavor. Store-bought curry paste ranges of flavor and spice levels. I recommend Maesri (for sale in jars). To achieve the fresh, vibrant flavor of the homemade paste gives us the curry, add the following flavors as well as the curry paste in the second step of the recipe below: 2 teaspoons chopped garlic, 2 teaspoons finely ground fresh ginger and 2 teaspoons lemongrass paste.

Tip 2: First cook curry sauce: Before adding coconut milk, sauté the curry paste in some oil to exude the flavor. I do this over medium heat and cook the paste until the color is a little darker and then starts to stick to the pan. This step is very different!

Tip 3: Prepare some spices: Notes! The green curry should be spicy. It is usually the hottest of all Thai curries. If you are not interested in spicy dishes, you can make our homemade paste and reduce the chili. Or, swap the green curry paste for yellow curry paste, which is milder and sweeter.

Tip 4: Don’t forget the rice: This fish curry is superfluous, so you need a piece of rice or noodles to soak up all the creamy coconut sauce. Jasmine rice, brown rice, coconut rice, coriander lime rice or cooked rice noodles are perfect. If you want to put down your carbs, consider my favorite cauliflower rice.

For more Thai curry inspiration, see our homemade red curry paste, which we use for this simple vegetable curry. Or, for mild curry, see our homemade yellow curry paste, which we use for this yellow chicken curry. Happy cooking!