Thai red chicken curry

Big Bad Dad forwarded this recipe from a work colleague who claims it's very easy to make.

The recipe's author claims to have cooked this recipe in a single saucepan over a charcoal BBQ while camping. He said it took an hour from prep to finish. Since the actual cooking time seems short, it does seem like a practical camping recipe, though I'd prepare all the ingredients ahead of time (chopping and measuring) and then put them in baggies in the cooler. Prepping food while camping is a bit of a pain unless you have a good tabletop and a nearby faucet to wash your hands and the food.

It certainly looks delicious!

Thai Red Chicken Curry
(serves four)

Ingredients:

1. Four chicken breasts, cubed
2. 3 red chilli peppers cut into strips
3. 1 lime, juiced
4. 3 garlic cloves, chopped
5. 4 shallots, chopped
6. 2 Tbsp. red Thai curry paste
7. 2 Tbsp. nam pla (fish sauce)
8. 4 Kaffir lime leaves
9. 1 bunch of lemon grass
10. 1.5 inch cube of coconut cream
11. 14-18 ounces of coconut milk
12. 1 Tbs. palm or brown sugar
13. 25-30 basil leaves
14. 1 heaped tsp. of finely chopped mint
15. 1-2 Tbsp. peanut oil
16. 20-25 raw cashew nuts (optional)
17. 1 red bell pepper cut into strips

Directions:

As with all cooking, preparation is key to success. This is particularly true if you are going to cook something like this on a BBQ.

1. First prepare all of the ingredients - chop, measure, etc.
2. Heat the oil in a pan or wok.
3. Now add the garlic, shallots and the lemon grass (bruise the lemon grass beforehand to allow the flavors to be released).
4. Cook for 30 seconds, then add the chicken.
5. Stir fry until the chicken is cooked, then add the red Thai curry paste and cook for 30 seconds.
6. Add the cashew nuts and red bell pepper (if used) and stir fry for about one minute.
7. Then add the chopped mint, coconut milk and cream, lime juice, chilli peppers, palm sugar, kaffir lime leaves, and nam pla.
8. Allow to come up to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Just before serving add the basil leaves.
10. Garnish with a few whole basil leaves and red chilli chopped into matchsticks.

From start to finish this takes about 1 hour on the BBQ.

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Posted on February 21, 2006 in Recipes and tagged as grilling