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    Easy Thai Chicken Curry

    Easy Thai Chicken Curry in a white bowl with Indian condiments

    Use leftover roast chicken for a quick and easy Thai Chicken Curry.

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    Easy Thai Chicken Curry in a white bowl with Indian condiments
    Easy Thai Chicken Curry

    Key Ingredients in Easy Thai Chicken Curry

    Leftover roast chicken

    Easy Thai Chicken Curry is another recipe for using up leftover cooked chicken (or turkey).

    For me, this serves two useful purposes:

    • First, the leftovers are gone and a meal has been made from them
    • Second, the leftovers meal is quick to cook as the chicken only needs thoroughly heating. On a week-night that's a real advantage!

    Creamed coconut

    This recipe doesn't use a whole pack of creamed coconut. Wrap the rest to make it airtight and store in the fridge or use in Easy Thai Prawn Curry.

    Red Thai curry paste

    Curry paste lasts for 3 months in the fridge and even if it makes 4 meals for 4 people, you should use it all up in that time.

    What to eat with Thai Chicken Curry?

    Make it easy with rice (cook a large batch and freeze for convenience) and steamed vegetables - I like sugar snap peas and frozen green beans.

    I'll also make one or two Indian Condiments to accompany my curry. I know it's not authentic, but we're going for an everyday, tasty supper here.

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    • Helix Garlic Press - Often, I just chop garlic, but when you want it to be very fine it's easier to use a garlic press. I've just updated mine as it's a bit fiddly to use (and 30 years old, so I felt justified). A helix press means you don't need as much force to get more out of the garlic - also good if your grip isn't as strong as you'd like.

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    Easy Thai Chicken Curry in a white bowl
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    Easy Thai Chicken Curry

    Easy Thai Chicken Curry uses leftover roast chicken and is ready in about 35 minutes
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Supper
    Cuisine: Thai
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: [email protected] Cooks

    Ingredients

    • 400 g cooked chicken
    • 1 tablespoon oil (15ml)
    • 1 medium onion (170g)
    • 1 teaspoon grated fresh root ginger (or from a jar) (5ml)
    • 1 clove garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic puree (5ml)
    • 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (30ml/50g). (I used Thai Taste)
    • 400 g x 400g can chopped tomatoes
    • 100 g creamed coconut
    • Salt
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    Equipment

    Large saucepan

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces
    • Peel and chop the onions
    • Peel and grate the ginger.
      To peel use the tip of a teaspoon
    • Peel and finely chop, or crush, the garlic
    • Chop the creamed coconut.

    To cook Easy Thai Chicken Curry:

    • Heat the oil in a large saucepan on MEDIUM-HIGH heat
    • Put the onion and ginger in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes until softened
    • Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute
    • Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute
    • Pour the chopped tomatoes and chopped coconut cream into the saucepan
    • Turn the heat to HIGH to bring to the boil and melt the coconut cream
    • Tip in the chicken. Add water if the sauce is too thick, a tablespoon at a time
    • Turn the heat to HIGH to bring to the boil, then turn to LOW and simmer for 15 minutes so that the chicken is thoroughly heated
    • Check the seasoning and add salt if needed
    • Serve with rice.

    Notes

    Storage:
    • The curry paste should keep for up to 3 months in the fridge, once opened and re-sealed
    • The creamed coconut will also keep for up to 3 months in the fridge

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