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I liked the way my curry turned out tonight, so I'm recording it for posterity.
Ingredients:
vegetable oil
1/2 to 2/3 gigantic chicken breast (I'm estimating this at a bit less than half a pound.)
~2 tablespoons red curry paste
2 inch piece of (not very fat) ginger
1 stick lemon grass (I'd normally use lime leaves, but don't have any.)
~2 tablespoons fish sauce
3/4 red bell pepper
~5 mushrooms
2 oz. chopped fresh basil (save a few leaves for garnish)
1 lime
Pour a few tablespoons of oil in the pan (enough to coat the bottom of the pan). Having enough oil is important for making the curry thicken. Heat to fairly high heat (medium on my stove, which is hotter than other stoves I've used), and add curry paste. Fry for a few minutes, until oil comes out. Add chicken, lemon grass, and ginger; stir-fry until chicken is cooked. Add half coconut milk and stir. (Normally I'd add fish sauce about now, but I actually forgot it until the very end this last time.) Cook a few more minutes until oil rises to the top. Add mushrooms and half-cook them. Add bell peppers and cook another few minutes. Add basil and lime juice. Stir for thirty seconds, and serve with rice; garnish with a sprig of basil.
If you want you could add some peppers or chili sauce or some such for more spice.
Ingredients:
vegetable oil
1/2 to 2/3 gigantic chicken breast (I'm estimating this at a bit less than half a pound.)
~2 tablespoons red curry paste
2 inch piece of (not very fat) ginger
1 stick lemon grass (I'd normally use lime leaves, but don't have any.)
~2 tablespoons fish sauce
3/4 red bell pepper
~5 mushrooms
2 oz. chopped fresh basil (save a few leaves for garnish)
1 lime
Pour a few tablespoons of oil in the pan (enough to coat the bottom of the pan). Having enough oil is important for making the curry thicken. Heat to fairly high heat (medium on my stove, which is hotter than other stoves I've used), and add curry paste. Fry for a few minutes, until oil comes out. Add chicken, lemon grass, and ginger; stir-fry until chicken is cooked. Add half coconut milk and stir. (Normally I'd add fish sauce about now, but I actually forgot it until the very end this last time.) Cook a few more minutes until oil rises to the top. Add mushrooms and half-cook them. Add bell peppers and cook another few minutes. Add basil and lime juice. Stir for thirty seconds, and serve with rice; garnish with a sprig of basil.
If you want you could add some peppers or chili sauce or some such for more spice.