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Steinbeck's chicken curry

Get:
  • 0.5-1.0 lb chicken boneless skinless thighs
  • 5-8 green onions, chopped (whites)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 5 tbsp tomato achaar curry paste
  • 12 floz (1 can) unsweetened coconut milk
  • 8 oz can water chestnuts
  • 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
Do:
  • Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder
  • Heat 1tbsp olive oil in dutch oven
  • Place chicken thighs in the dutch oven and brown 3-5 minutes per side or until brown
  • Add curry paste and green onions, sauté in chicken fat for 2-3 minutes
  • Add coconut milk, salt, water chestnuts, red peppers, and fish sauce, stir to combine
  • simmer covered on low heat
  • when chicken is partially cooked, break up chicken into smaller pieces with kitchen shears
  • season to taste (salt+pepper)
  • simmer until chicken cooked through and sauce thickened, perhaps 15-20 minutes (?)
  • allow to rest/cool a few minutes before serving

Results:
  • don't forget to salt it
  • more curry paste was good! 3 tbsp was a little too bland.

Pork variation:
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • chopped yellow onion
  • chopped red pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 5 tbsp tomato achaar curry paste
  • 12 floz (1 can) unsweetened coconut milk
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  • Season pork with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder
  • Heat 1tbsp olive oil in dutch oven
  • Brown the pork 3-5 minutes
  • Add curry paste and yellow onion, sauté in pork fat for 2-3 minutes
  • Add coconut milk, salt, red peppers, and fish sauce, stir to combine
  • simmer covered on low heat
  • season to taste (salt+pepper)
  • simmer until veggies are cooked through and sauce thickened, perhaps 10 minutes
  • add pork in last 5 minutes
  • allow to rest/cool a few minutes before serving


See also:
  • Chicken in coconut milk with lemongrass: https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-chicken-in-coconut-milk-with-lemongrass-recipes-from-the-kitchn-81026