Yannick Cam's Curry Chicken

Name: Yannick Cam's Curry Chicken
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Six servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 8 small red dried chilies; 2 slices dried laos or galangal; 2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass (see Tip); 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 tablespoon shrimp paste; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed; 2 tablespoons chopped shallots; 2 chicken breasts, split, skinned, boned and cut in thin strips; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 12 ounces unsweetened coconut milk (see Tip); 1 lime leaf, slivered, or 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind; 1 teaspoon Vietnamese fermented fish sauce, nuoc mam; Steamed rice

By Florence Fabricant

Updated Aug. 16, 2023

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(18)
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Ingredients

Yield:Six servings

8small red dried chilies
2slices dried laos or galangal
2tablespoons fresh lemongrass (see Tip)
1tablespoon ground cardamom
1tablespoon ground cumin
1tablespoon ground coriander
1tablespoon shrimp paste
1tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed
2tablespoons chopped shallots
2chicken breasts, split, skinned, boned and cut in thin strips
2tablespoons peanut oil
12ounces unsweetened coconut milk (see Tip)
1lime leaf, slivered, or ½ teaspoon grated lime rind
1teaspoon Vietnamese fermented fish sauce, nuoc mam
Steamed rice

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Preparation

Step 1
Cover the chilies and the laos with hot water and soak about 30 minutes, until soft. Place the chilies and one piece of the laos in a food processer or blender along with the lemon grass, cardamom, cumin, coriander, shrimp paste, peppercorns and shallots. Process to a fine paste.
Step 2
Heat a large skillet and add the oil. Add the curry paste, saute a minute or two, then add the chicken strips and stir-fry to separate the chicken pieces. Add the coconut milk. Stir in the remaining piece of laos, the lime leaf and fish sauce. Simmer, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with steamed rice.

Tip

Dried lemon grass, soaked in water, can be substituted for fresh, and if laos is not available, fresh ginger can be substituted. Unsweetened coconut milk is also sold in health-food stores.