This shrimp curry noodle recipe is so good! The flavor is rich and bold and the recipe is versatile. You don’t have to have the shrimp curry over noodles, you could also serve it over rice or by itself in a bowl.
I have had a love hate relationship with curry. In fact, I’ve had some really good curry and some pretty bad curry. Way back then, when I couldn’t count on getting good curry in a restaurant, I steered away from it! Of course, I never thought I’d make it myself. Oh, she of little food imagination.
That was my hate phase.
But I like to think I’m a forgiving person, so I gave curry another chance a few years ago at a local Thai restaurant. They serve an unbelievable duck curry dish.
Duck curry! Oh wow! As a matter of fact, I was so impressed with it that I’ve gone back to the restaurant numerous times just to have that dish. By the way, the duck is in a yellow curry, which I think is my favorite. But I’m still trying to decide, so I have to eat MORE curry. You know, for research.
Yes, research!
On to the Shrimp Curry Noodle recipe
To shorten the cook time, I put some water on to boil for both the potatoes and noodles. That gets this delicious shrimp curry dish off the stove and into my mouth even quicker!
We have some delicious yellow curry in the foreground. I use Pinch of Yum’s recipe. It’s so good.
We also have shelled and de-veined shrimp, a shallot, an onion and baby Yukon potatoes.
I start by cutting the potatoes into medium sized pieces. I leave the skins on, place them in a pan of boiling water and cook for 15 – 20 minutes.
While the potatoes are cooking, I cut up the shallot and onion and heat up my medium dutch oven. I sauté the shallots and onion in 2 tablespoon olive oil along with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3 teaspoon garlic paste. It takes 10 minutes for the veggies to become translucent.
Rice Noodles
I bought some Thai rice noodles because that is the way I wanted to serve this particular shrimp curry. I use the whole 14 ounce package which will soak up most of the curry sauce, but if you want a nice soupy curry sauce, use only 7 ounces of noodles. After the water boils, I turn off the heat, place the noodles in the water and set the timer for 8 minutes. No mushy noodles on my watch!
I plop a heaping 1/2 cup of yellow curry paste in the pan with the onions. Also, I open the coconut cream, the coconut milk and my chicken broth.
I add the whole can of coconut cream, half the can of coconut milk, 3/4 cup of chicken broth and bring the mixture to a boil. I lower it to a simmer and add the cooked potatoes. Finally, I let it simmer for as long as the rest of the ingredients take to cook.
Shrimp Curry Time
Time to start on the shrimp. I heat up my sauté pan and add 1 tablespoon of ghee and my shrimp. I sauté them for 5 minutes until the shrimp become opaque.
Right before the shrimp are done cooking, I add the drained noodles to the curry mixture and toss in a handful of arugula. You can see it in the background of the photo below.
Time to add the shrimp to the noodle curry. I also make a salad and take out a crusty roll!
I mix the shrimp curry noodles all together and get ready to serve it.
And so I do.
I hope you enjoyed this shrimp curry recipe. It’s so yummy. And remember if you want more curry sauce, use half the amount of noodles.
Please feel free to leave me a comment what is your favorite curry? You can also Pin any photo to Pinterest and Yum the recipe to Yummly!
And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
- 2 cups baby yukon gold potatoes sliced into chunks
- 1 vidalia onion medium, diced
- 1 shallot large, diced
- 3 teaspoons garlic paste or 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/16 teaspoon pepper dash
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 14 ounces rice noodles package, or less if you want a soupy curry sauce - try 7 ounces
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 pound shrimp shelled and deveined
- 1/2 cup yellow curry paste heaping
- 14 ounces coconut cream can
- 7 ounces coconut milk 1/2 can
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- handful arugula for color
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Boil potatoes for 15 minutes
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Heat a sauté pan and add olive oil shallot and onion
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Sauté for 10 minutes or until it becomes translucent
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Add garlic, curry paste and chicken broth
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Stir and cook for 1 minute, add as many drained potatoes that you want
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Heat sauté pan and add ghee and shrimp
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Sauté for 5 minutes or until shrimp becomes opaque
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Drain noodles and add to curry sauce
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Add shrimp and stir together along with a handful of arugula
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Serve
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Enjoy
You can cut down the cook time by boiling the water for the potatoes and noodles before you start cooking. That's what I do.
I want THIS for breakfast right now! I love curry anything and make it often…we could be related 🙂 Great photography on this, Elaine. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hehe. Thanks Tracy!
I love finding new pasta recipes and I have never done a curry sauce with pasta. Looking forward to making it. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment Ginny!
This sounds delicious. I’ve never really experimented with curry much but this definitely has me thinking about it now. Would be a great date night dish!
Definitely Stephanie!!
Oh, this looks like it tastes so good. I am going to have to give this a try.
You do, Ben. You do!
Love the combination of flavours in your recipe! It makes me really hungry!
Hehe. Thank you Natalia!!
Who needs takeout when you can make delicious food like this at home. Perfect food for fun weekend cooking.
Thanks so much Gloria!
I have never tried yellow curry, but I certainly will now. This recipe looks so creamy and delicious… it is calling my name! I’m bookmarking it for later! NOM
Thanks so much Dominique. I think yellow is my favorite curry. But I have many more years to decide. 🙂
I’m not a big fan of prawns, but I do love a curry! You’ve made this one sound (and look!) so delicious that I don’t think I’d ever say no!
If you make it Nicola, I’ll come over and eat the shrimp for you. 😉
Oh. I have everything for this recipe. Might try it tonight. I have my regular chief curry.. hopefully that works
I’m sure it will Renz!
This sounds easy and wonderful! I’ll check it out!
Thanks Paige!
Oh how I love curry dishes and coconut curry is one of my favorites with that sweet and savory flavor combination that is incredible. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Thanks so much Analida!
Just this morning Vladi and I were talking about shrimp and here you go – a new recipe in my email box! Thank you 🙂
Hehe. Yay!! Thanks Helena!
The color is gorgeous, I love the idea of curry paste fried prawns with noodles. It must be so full of flavors and I could eat a whole pan alone once I start with one small bite.
Helene, thanks!! I could too!
This looks beyond amazing! SO hearty and so delish! This looks like the best comfort food! I’m so giving this dish a try!!!
Thanks Amanda!! It truly is a delicious dish!
This looks really yummy. I’ve been wanting to put some curry dishes on my rotation for this winter!
Thank you Kathryn!!
I’ve actually never made any curry dishes at home, that will have to change! I like the idea of shrimp with noodles and the slightly bitter arugula on top. A warm and cozy dish for the cold weather!
Thanks so much Lauren. It’s so yummy!
Curry and Shrimp! Yaasss! Love this and it needs to be on my plate now, gorgeous.
Thanks so much Stacey!!! 🙂
I love shrimp anything, and am always looking for new ways to prepare it – this looks fantastic! Pinning to try!
Thanks so much Monica!!
The shrimp caught my eye! This looks amazing! I think this might need to happen this week for a nice dinner with my hubby.
Thanks for the comment Sara! It’s so delicious!
I’ve never made my own curry sauce, but you make it sound so easy and amazing!
Thanks Claire. It really is easy! And fun. And delicious! 🙂
Well named, indeed! I’ll never forget the sensation the first time I ate these and could have eaten the entire batch. What a delish recipe!