====== Thai Green Seafood Curry ====== ===== Ingredients ===== * 2 tablespoons unrefined peanut oil * 5 green onions, finely chopped, dark green parts separated from white and pale green parts * 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided * 3 garlic cloves, minced * 1.5 tablespoons Thai green curry paste * 1 1/4 cups clam nectar or water * 1 13- to 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk * 2 small fresh red Thai chiles or 1 red jalapeño chile * 2 kaffir lime leaves * 1 tablespoon fish sauce * 1 large carrot, peeled, thinly sliced on diagonal (about 1 cup) * 4 cups thinly sliced bok choy * 8 ounces uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined * 8 ounces bay scallops * 1 pound steamer clams * 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil * 2 cups (about) steamed rice ===== Preparation ===== - Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. - Add white and pale green parts of green onions, 1 tablespoon cilantro and garlic - Sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. - Add curry paste; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. - Add clam nectar, coconut milk, chiles, lime leaves and fish sauce - Bring to simmer. - Add carrot and cover and cook until carrot is just tender, about 5 minutes - Layer bok choy, shrimp, scallops, then clams in pan - Cover and simmer until clams open and seafood and bok choy are cooked (discard clams that do not open), about 5 minutes. - Stir in dark green parts of green onions, 2 tablespoons cilantro, and basil. - Divide rice among 4 shallow bowls. Ladle curry over rice and serve.