JOHN'S THAI CHICKEN CURRY

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The raw beansprouts add great texture to this dish and the fresh chilli adds a fiery heat. If you like it extra hot, serve with a spicy Thai chilli sauce

Provided by John Torode

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
400ml can coconut milk
1 tbsp Thai red curry paste (I like the ones that come in plastic tubs - Mae Ploy is a good brand)
2 garlic cloves , grated
thumb-sized piece ginger , grated
6 fresh or dried lime leaves
2 lemongrass stalks, bashed
1 chicken stock cube
1 tsp palm sugar
1 sweet potato , peeled and cut into chunks
1 tsp Thai fish sauce
handful coriander leaves
handful beansprouts
2 long red chillies , sliced
2 dried rice noodles nests (100g)
2 chicken breasts , cut into bite-sized pieces

Steps:

1 In a large, heavy-based pan, heat the vegetable oil with 1 tbsp of the coconut milk. When it's hot and starting to splatter, add the red curry paste. Stir and cook gently over a medium-low heat for 1-2 mins - it should start to change colour. Add the garlic, ginger, lime leaves and lemongrass, and turn up the heat a little. Stir and smell it - it will start to change from the smell of raw garlic and spices to roasted ones. As it turns dark red, add the stock cube and the palm sugar - it will melt and become even darker and richer. Add the sweet potato and the fish sauce, then stir until coated in the paste. Add the coconut milk and 200ml water . Stir, bring to the boil , then turn down to a simmer and cook for 12 mins.
Meanwhile, mix the coriander, beansprouts and chilli. Cook and drain the noodles following pack instructions, then tip into in a large serving bowl. Taste the curry and season with some more fish sauce or sweeten with a little sugar if necessary. Turn up the heat and bring to the boil, then tip the chicken into the sauce. Return to the boil and simmer for 5-7 mins.
Remove the lemongrass, then spoon the chicken over the noodles and sprinkle with the coriander, chilli and beansprout s to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 830 calories, Fat 43 grams fat, SaturatedFat 30 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 69 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 37 grams protein, Sodium 2.6 milligram of sodium