GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN AND THAI EGGPLANT

GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN AND THAI EGGPLANT image

Categories Chicken

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 stalks lemon grass/citronella (ta-krai), cut into 1/2-in (1-cm) pieces
1 tablespoon sliced galangal (kha)
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro/coriander root (raak pak chee)
8 garlic cloves (kratiem)
10 green Thai chili peppers (prik khee noo)
10 green jalapeno peppers (prik chee fa)
1 teaspoon shrimp paste (gapi)
1 tablespoon chopped shallot
1/4 teaspoon minced kaffir lime skin (piew ma-grood)
2 cups (16 fl oz/500 ml) coconut milk
1 lb (500 g) boned chicken breast, sliced in 1/2-in X 2-in (1-cm X 2.5-cm) pieces
1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) fish sauce (nam pla)
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup Thai eggplant (ma-khue puang) or 1 cup canned bamboo shoots
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) coconut cream
6 fresh kaffir lime leaves (bai ma-grood)
1/4 cup sweet basil leaves (bai horapa)
red jalapeno pepper (prik chee fa daeng), for garnish

Steps:

How to cook: 1. Place all the green curry paste ingredients in an electric blender and process until the mixture is smooth, or pound in a pestle and mortar. 2. Pour the coconut milk and the green curry paste into a large saucepan. Heat to boiling and add the chicken, fish sauce and sugar. Cook for 5 minutes at a slow boil. Add the eggplant and reheat to boiling, simmering for 2 minutes. Add the coconut cream and stir to combine. Add the kaffir lime leaves and basil leaves. Remove the contents to a serving bowl, garnish with the red pepper and serve. SERVES 4 Thanks Jenny http://sellgoldfast.blogspot.com/