Friday, 18 February 2011

Awesome Thai Food



Thai red chicken curry

Serves: 4
 
Cooking time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

  • 1tbsp groundnut oil
  • 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 2 small red onions, cut into thin wedges
  • 3tbsp Thai red curry paste
  • 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk (you can choose the low-fat version if preferred)
  • 250g (9oz) fine green beans, trimmed
  • 1 lime, zest and juice
  • 2tbsp Thai fish sauce
  • 8tbsp chopped fresh coriander
 Method
  1. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan, add the chicken and cook for 5 mins until golden. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins until the chicken is cooked through and the onion is tender. Add the curry paste and cook for just 2 mins.
  2. Pour in the coconut milk, bring almost to the boil and then simmer for 10 mins.
  3. Add the beans and simmer for 5 mins until just tender. Add the lime zest and juice, fish sauce and coriander just before you're ready to serve. Perfect with hot, sticky rice and a bottle of cool lager.

 

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