Dave Mac 'Thai Green Curry'

Hey everyone....

Just finished my night shift and I'm looking forward to the Champions League final.
In tribute I did a Thai Green Curry on Dave Mackay....(get it?) anyway....

This is perfect when you want to pre prepare it and have the paste ready for the last minute? Yep we are going to do our own paste!

Here is what you will need....

For the paste:

A large bunch of Coriander (stalks and leaves)
Small hand full of Basil (stalks and leaves)
10 green bird's eyed chillis or 5 green bird's eyed chillis and one Scotch Bonnett Chilli?
4 garlic cloves
A thumb sized piece of ginger
Ground nut oil
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
4 Spring onions
1 Lemon grass stick
4 Kaffir lime leaves
One lime
Fish Sauce



OK here goes throw all the ingredients into the food processor. Now add a few tablespoons of Soy sauce, fish sauce, half of the lime's juice and Sesame oil (You can add more when finishing the curry so don't worry)
Now add a good glug of Groundnut oil or any other tasteless oil......and blitz it to a paste like consistancy, add more oil till it's got to the right consistency.

You can use mine as a guide?


I covered with cling film and threw this into the fridge so the flavours mingle....you can use straight away so the choice is yours.

To finish the curry I used a handful of Prawns (for one person) and two tablespoons of paste.

I am doing mine with green beans, prawns, asparagus and chilli....



I threw the paste into a large sauce pan and cooked it out for a minute.....



and then fried off some green beans with it, I then threw in a tin of Coconut milk and brought to the boil.....


Then you should reduce it down add a little hot water with a little chicken stock cube or some chicken stock?.....If you use chicken, add this now (obviously this will need some longer cooking)

Let this simmer for 7 to 10 minutes and just before you serve it, taste it! Throw in your prawns.......Balance the broth as the Thai's would balance the sweet (with the honey or palm sugar again) Saltiness (with soy sauce and fish sauce) and Sour (lime juice)

I served this with Thai Jasmine Rice.....


Add remember! All the ingredients do cost money! But they last so long! And once you've cooked this for your girl friend she'll be all over you! So you'll have to cook it again! Or it's perfect when you're watching 22 men kicking a ball! Anyway......

Here's a tribute to Dave Mackay!


Couldn't find a video of him playing.....so if you find one....let me see it :) And I'll put it on

Send me a picture of your Thai Green Curry to @spurs_cook see you soon




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