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Massaman lamb shanks recipe

Lamb

Paul Hayes · aforkandapencil.com · Serves 2

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

More meat, fish or tofu than 98% of recipes and more curry paste than 80%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.

  • More meat, fish or tofu than 98% of recipes: 1578 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 355 g, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More curry paste than 80% of recipes: 84 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 48 g.
  • No peanuts at all, where 64% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 59 g per can of coconut milk).
Curry paste: 84 g, 81st percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 1578 g, 99th percentilePotatoes: 394 g, 62nd percentileOnions: 109 g, 72nd percentilePeanuts: 0 g, 18th percentileFish or soy sauce: 8.9 g, 39th percentileTamarind or lime: 15 g, 54th percentileSugar: 14 g, 72nd percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil≈ 9 g
  • 4 lamb shanks≈ 1600 g
  • 1 brown onion≈ 110 g
  • 400ml coconut milk≈ 406 g
  • ⅓ cup massaman curry paste≈ 85 g
  • 2 star anise≈ 2 g
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup beef stock≈ 237 g
  • 400g potatoes400 g
  • ½ tablespoon fish sauce≈ 9 g
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar≈ 14 g

1 can, 406 gin all 2890 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per can of coconut milk

Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Curry paste84 g · 81st percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu1578 g · 99th percentile
  • Potatoes394 g · 62nd percentile
  • Onions109 g · 72nd percentile
  • Peanuts0 g · 18th percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce8.9 g · 39th percentile
  • Tamarind or lime15 g · 54th percentile
  • Sugar14 g · 72nd percentile

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