Name: Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk and Jasmine Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 150 g chicken breast; 100 ml coconut milk; 0.5 tablespoon thai red curry paste; 0.25 pcs onion; 0.75 clove garlic; 5 g ginger; 0.5 pcs carrot; 0.25 pcs red bell pepper; 0.5 tablespoon soy sauce; 0.25 teaspoon cane sugar; 0.25 pcs lime; oil; salt; black pepper; coriander; 80 g jasmine rice; 0.375 l water; 0.25 teaspoon salt

Step by step process

Preparation

1
Pat the chicken breasts dry, cut them into small cubes, and season them lightly with salt.
2
Finely chop the onion, crush the garlic, grate the ginger, and cut the carrot and bell pepper into thin strips.

Rice

3
Rinse the jasmine rice several times under cold water, place it in a pot, and cover it with about twice the amount of water.
TIP:
Rinse jasmine rice several times before cooking to remove excess starch and keep it fluffy. Cook it covered using a ratio of 1 part rice to 1.5 to 2 parts water, then let it rest for a few minutes off the heat.
4
Add salt to the water, bring it to a boil, then cook the rice covered for about 12 minutes and let it rest off the heat for another 5 minutes.

Curry

5
Heat the oil in a pan, briefly sear the chicken on all sides, then remove it and set it aside to keep it juicy.
TIP:
Pat the meat dry before searing and quickly brown it in a very hot pan just long enough to develop color. If you then simmer it in a sauce, remove it for a while and return it only near the end so it stays juicy.
6
Add the onion, carrot, and bell pepper to the same pan, saute for 4 to 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic, ginger, and curry paste.
TIP:
Briefly fry curry paste, spices, and ingredients like garlic or ginger in fat before adding any liquid. In just a few seconds, their aroma fully develops, but do not let them darken, or the mixture may turn bitter.
7
Pour in the coconut milk, add the soy sauce and brown sugar, return the chicken to the pan, and simmer gently for about 10 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
8
Finally, stir in the lime juice, taste the sauce, and adjust with salt or pepper if needed.