Scrumptious Thai Coconut Red Curry |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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This is probably my favorite dish to make...and what my DH calls my signature dish. It's easy, yummy, and healthy! I loosely based the recipe off instructions on a bottle of Thai Kitchen red curry paste. Rice expressions has an organic frozen short grain rice package that is perfect with this dish. EDIT: I changed the number of tablespoons of fish sauce. Seriously, 3 tablespoons to one can of coconut milk made it way too salty and fishy. I ended up throwing out the curry base because I wasn't about to serve my family something that high in sodium and that tasted so terrible! So maybe it was a typo by OP? Anyway, the recipe was a big hit once I lowered the amount of fish sauce! Enjoy! Ingredients:
2 tablespoons red curry paste |
1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk (i use light) |
1/4 cup fresh basil |
1/4 cup bamboo shoot |
3 teaspoons fish sauce |
2 tablespoons brown sugar |
1/3 cup chicken stock |
1/2 cup mushroom |
1/2 red bell pepper |
1/2 green pepper |
1/2 yellow pepper |
1/2 onion (yellow or white) |
2 chicken breasts (optional) |
10 ounces brown rice |
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan combine 1/2 to Tbsp Red Curry paste (I like it spicy - so I use 1 Tbsp) with one can of coconut milk. (I use light coconut milk to save calories/fat).
2. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup fresh basil, 1/4 cup bamboo shoots, 3 tsp Fish Sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 1/3 cup chicken stock, and 1/2 cup of your favorite mushrooms (I use the Japanese style and shitake). Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. While you are simmering - saute the chopped peppers (1 or 2 inch pieces) and chopped onion in a frying pan or wok lightly covered in olive oil. Fry lightly peppered chicken breasts till cooked through.
4. Place sauteed peppers and onions on bowls of rice and spoon curry sauce over rice. You can either use curry sauce to lightly flavor rice or more as a soupy type mixture. I use short grain brown rice - but any type is fine. Add cut chicken breast or other meat/tofu if desired.
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