3 chicken breasts about 720g / 1.5 lbs, chopped into bitesize pieces
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp lemongrass paste
1 chicken stock cube crumbled
4 tbsp red Thai curry paste
1 red pepper sliced
400 g (14 oz) tin coconut milk
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar or light brown muscovado sugar
225 g (8 oz) tin of bamboo shoots drained
10 fresh Thai basil leaves
1 tbsp fresh lime juice about half a lime
To serve:
boiled rice
5-6 fresh Thai basil leaves
4 sprigs fresh coriander cilantro
2 Thai chillies thinly sliced
1 lime sliced into wedges
Method
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Add the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. 1 onion
Add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes until sealed. 3 chicken breasts
Add the garlic, ginger, lemongrass paste, and crumbled stock cube and stir together to coat the chicken. 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 1 tsp lemongrass paste, 1 chicken stock cube Add the curry paste and stir together.
Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4 tbsp red Thai curry paste Add the sliced red pepper, stir together and cook for a minute. 1 red pepper
Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar, bamboo shoots, and Thai basil leaves.
Bring to the boil, then gently simmer for 10 minutes until thickened. 400 g (14 oz) tin coconut milk, 2 tsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp palm sugar or light brown muscovado sugar, 225 g (8 oz) tin of bamboo shoots, 10 fresh Thai basil leaves
Stir in the lime juice, then serve the curry with boiled rice. 1 tbsp fresh lime juice, boiled rice
Top with fresh Thai basil leaves, coriander, chilli slices, and lime wedges before serving. 5-6 fresh Thai basil leaves, 4 sprigs fresh coriander, 2 Thai chillies, 1 lime
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