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Thai Chicken in Red Curry Coconut Broth

The peanut butter and coconut milk give this soup a creamy consistency

Yield: approx 4 servings

 

Ingredients

2-3 tbsp red curry paste (2 tbsp wasn't spicy but 3 tbsp was)

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp peanut butter (3 tbsp might be even better)

12 oz coconut milk (I used full fat)

1 cup chicken stock (might be too much, but you want some sauce to spoon over rice)

3/4 pound chicken breast (I used chicken thigh)

1 red bell pepper

1 onion

zucchini (optional, not called for in original recipe)

carrots (optional, not called for in original recipe)

1/2 pound Yukon Gold potatoes (1 or 2)

heaping tbsp fresh ginger (or more)

1 cup frozen peas

1 tbsp lime juice

 

Instructions

1. Saute onion, pepper, and ginger in red curry paste. (Make sure to use a big pot.)

2. Combine curry paste, fish sauce, peanut butter, coconut milk, and lime juice. If extra liquid is needed, add stock.

3. Add potatoes and stock mixture. Bring to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes to give a head-start in the cooking process.

4. Add chicken. Cook until cooked through.

5. Add peas towards the end of the cooking process.

 

Inspired by Foodie Crush, Epicurious

 

Notes: Original recipe used a slow cooker and less red curry paste/fish sauce/peanut butter/lime juice. I increased those ingredients, because their wasn't enough flavor. This tastes good, and I might order it at a restaurant, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a stable because it uses a lot of coconut milk)

 

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