Thai-Curried Game Hens

Ingredients

• 2 1 1/4-pound Cornish game hens, backbones removed
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
• 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
• Fresh basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil or olive oil
• 2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
  • 6 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves
  • 2 5.95-ounce cans straw mushrooms
  • Small fresh or dried red chiles

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add curry paste and tomato paste and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, broth, mushrooms, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, and brown sugar; bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Add cherry tomatoes. Season sauce to ...

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