Thai red curry and/or Pad Thai

[MrsMattie]

Anyone got good, fairly straightforward versions of these in their repertoire that they care to share?

I've got Thai red curry paste and various other Thai-ish ingredients, but can't think how to throw them together. Plus have rice noodles, peanuts, egg, various veg and some shrimp for the Pad Thai...but again, am drawing a blank.

Recipes I've found online have got about 30 exotic ingredients per dish. Do me a favour! There must be slightly simpler, if less authentic, versions...?

When I make Red Thai curry I put a couple of spoons of paste in pan and stir it around, then add a tin of coconut milk and 1/2 pt chicken stock.

Then bash a lemongrass stalk and put it whole in pan. Chop up some chicken and drop it into pan to poach in liquid.

When chicken is cooked (and rice is ready) I add a handful of sugarsnap peas (remove lemongrass) and plate up, with some basil on the top. Yummy - now I want to make this tonight (goes to check what is in cupboards/fridge)

Sorry - haven't made Pad Thai but shall watch to see what is involved.

Mmmmm. Sounds yum. I'm going to make it this afternoon. Thanks!

I love the idea of the bashed up lemongrass! I use a really good green curry mix from a company called Namjai but this would def add something to my Thai curries. I always use a good slug of fish sauce and some lime juice too at the end. Am making this with king prawns tonight, just for me [greedy emoticon]

I've made Pad Thai using a recipe off the back of a noodle packet which didn't have too many ingredients. Don't have it to hand ... anything on your pack ?