Delicious Thai red curry chicken is the best to serve with jasmine rice. This simple red curry Thai recipe can be done in 20 minutes!
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What is Thai red curry?
Thai red curry is a very popular and common dish among Thai restaurants. There are different types of Thai curry such as red, yellow and green curry. But, this time I want to share this simple and tasty Thai red curry chicken which is very flavorful and tasty. Also, it often serves with jasmine rice.
What are the ingredients for red curry?
The main ingredients for Thai red curry are Thai red curry paste, coconut milk, vegetables and meats such as chicken, pork, beef, shrimp. Some even use tofu to substitute meat protein to make vegetarian version.
In this recipe I used bamboo shoots, carrots, potatoes and chicken. However, you can also add different vegetables like onion, mushrooms and bell peppers. Besides, you can adjust the spiciness of red curry because this recipe I only use one tablespoon of red curry paste to make mild flavor. More or less red curry paste depends on how spicy you want the curry to be.
Cooking tips for how to make Thai red curry:
- First chop and cut carrots, potatoes and chicken. Then, cook the potatoes and carrots with water and red curry paste. The best to cover the lid and use small fire let it cook for 5 minutes until it’s little bit soft.
- After that, add brown sugar, salt, coconut milk. Keep stirring and making sure the coconut milk is well mixed.
- Next, add bamboo shoots and chicken thighs cook until the chicken is done.
- Personally, I like to use chicken thighs to make curry because it has better texture. If you want to be healthier, you can use chicken breast. However, don’t over cook the chicken breast.
- The best to serve with jasmine rice.
FAQs:
Is red curry hotter than green?
No, green is the hottest. Then, red curry is medium and yellow is mild one.
How spicy is red curry paste?
It is medium hot taste.
What do you eat with Thai curry?
The best to serve with jasmine rice.
Instructions for how to make chicken red curry:
1. Peel, wash and cut potatoes into chunks
2. Wash, peel and slice carrots
3. Cut chicken thighs into chunks
4. Turn on medium small fire stir fried potatoes and carrots. Then, add a cup of water and 1 tablespoon of red curry paste. Keep stirring and mixing it well. Next, cover the lid turn fire to small and let it cook for 5 mins until the potatoes and carrots is little soft.
5. After that, add 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon of salt, 1 cup of coconut milk and stir it well to make sure the coconut milk is well mixed.
6. Next, add bamboo shoots and chicken thighs into the curry and cover the lid for a few minutes until the chicken is cooked.
7. When the curry is ready, serve them with rice. Enjoy this simple and delicious red curry!
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Thai Red Curry
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Ingredients
- 2 Carrots small
- 2 Potatoes small
- 2 pieces Chicken thighs
- 1 can Bamboo shoots small (8oz)
- 1.5 tablespoons Brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Salt (saltness to your taste)
- 1 cup Coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste (adjust more or less depends on how spicy you can handle)
- 1 cup Water
Instructions
- Peel, wash and cut potatoes into chunks
- Wash, peel and slice carrots
- Cut chicken thighs into chunks
- Turn on medium small fire stir fried potatoes and carrots. Then, add a cup of water and 1 tablespoon of Thai red curry paste. Keep stirring and mixing it well. Next, cover the lid turn fire to small and let it cook for 5 mins until the potatoes and carrots is little soft.
- After that, add 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon of salt, 1 cup of coconut milk and stir it well to make sure the coconut milk is well mixed.
- Next, add bamboo shoots and chicken thighs into the red curry and cover the lid for a few minutes until the chicken is cooked.
- When the curry is ready, serve them with rice.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make Thai red curry:
- Thai red curry is very easy to make. First chop and cut carrots, potatoes and chicken. Then, cook the potatoes and carrots with water and red curry paste. The best to cover the lid and use small fire let it cook for 5 minutes until it’s little bit soft.
- After that, add brown sugar, salt, coconut milk. Keep stirring and making sure the coconut milk is well mixed.
- Next, add bamboo shoots and chicken thighs cook until the chicken is done.
- Personally, I like to use chicken thighs to make curry because it has better texture. If you want to be healthier, you can use chicken breast. However, don’t over cook the chicken breast.
- The best to serve with jasmine rice.
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