(serves 6 - 8)

ingredients
5 pounds shrimp, cleaned and de-veined
1 cup jumbo lump crab meat
1/4 cup oil
1 large onion
1 stalk of lemon grass cut thin
2 tablespoon of curry powder
1/2 cup fish sauce (can be purchased at Asian specialty stores)
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
4 cups chicken stock or shrimp stock
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or unsweetened coconut milk

procedure

1. Saute half of the onion in the oil until it is golden brown.
2. Remove pan from heat and add the rest of the onion, curry powder, fish sauce, salt, pepper, chicken stock, shrimp and crab.
3. Mix thoroughly, almost covering the shrimp with the sauce.
4. Cover and cook on high heat until the shrimp are about half way cooked, approximately 7 minutes. Stir.
5. Continue cooking until the sauce is boiling, approximately 5 more minutes.
6. Mix again, remove from heat and allow to cool thoroughly.
7. Add coconut milk or whipping cream.

Heat gently before serving with rice.

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