Thai-Curried Game Hens - International Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil or olive oil
• 2 teaspoons (about) Thai red curry paste*
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk*
• 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
• 2 5.95-ounce cans straw mushrooms
• drained
• 3 kaffir lime leaves or 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)*
• 1 tablespoon (packed) golden brown sugar
• 6 cherry tomatoes
• 2 1 1/4-pound Cornish game hens
• thawed if frozen
• halved lengthwise
• backbones removed
• Fresh basil leaves
• Small fresh or dried red chiles** (optional garnish)