Thai chicken curry
- Preparation time 10 minutes
- Cooking time 20 minutes
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- Spray of canola or olive oil
- 1 onion, cut into thin wedges
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste
- 375 ml (1½ cups) can light coconut milk
- 125 ml (½ cup) MAGGI chicken stock
- 500 g or two skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips
- 250 g green beans, cut into 3 cm lengths
- 1 green capsicum, thinly sliced
- 2 slender eggplant (aubergine), thinly sliced
- 2 cups white long-grain or jasmine rice
- 1 tablespoon MAGGI fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
Method
- Spray a nonstick wok or large frying pan with oil and heat.
- Add the onion and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until soft.
- Add the curry paste and stirfry for 1 minute.
- Stir in the coconut milk and stock and bring to the boil.
- Add the chicken, beans, capsicum and eggplant.
- Reduce the heat slightly and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir occasionally.
- Cook the rice in a large saucepan of boiling water for about 12 minutes or until tender.
- Add the fish sauce, juice, sugar and coriander to the curry, stir through, and serve with the rice.
HINT: Thai curry paste comes in jars, and usually keeps for a few months in the fridge. Red or green paste may be interchanged in this recipe. You can also replace the eggplant with zucchini
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
---|---|---|
Energy kJ (Cal) | 2540 (610) | 1700 (405) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 92 | 61 |
Protein (g) | 38 | 25 |
Fat (g) | 9 | 6 |
Iron, Zinc |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival for the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: Thai curry paste comes in jars, and usually keeps for a few months in the fridge. Red or green paste may be interchanged in this recipe. You can also replace the eggplant with zucchini
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