Green Chicken Curry with Basil and Jasmine Rice - an absolutely delicious, tried-and-true recipe that will become a family favorite!
Ingredients
6boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2tablespoonsolive oil
3clovesgarlicminced
28ouncescoconut milk
14ounceschicken broth
8ouncesgreen curry paste
2teaspoonsground curry powder
1teaspoonground cumin
1canbamboo shoots
¼cupfresh basilloosely packed (more for serving)
1russet potatocut into ½-inch pieces
1yellow oniondiced
6medium carrotspeeled and sliced into 1½ inch chunks and then quartered
Serving Suggestion:
jasmine ricesub other cooked rice of choice
Instructions
Boil Chicken: Fill a pot with water and bring to boil. Cut 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts into bite-sized chunks and add to boiling water. Boil for approx 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
Sauté: Bring wok to medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil and minced garlic; cook for 3 minutes.
Simmer: Add 28 ounces coconut milk, 14 ounces chicken broth, 8 ounces green curry paste, 2 teaspoons ground curry powder and 1 teaspoon ground cumin; stir and let simmer for approx 5 minutes.
Combine: Add chicken when fully cooked as well as 1 can bamboo shoots and ¼ cup fresh basil. At this point, you can let the mixture simmer on low up until 15 minutes before you want to serve. 15 minutes before you do want to serve, add potatoes, carrots and onions and boil until cooked but still firm.
Serve: Enjoy over jasmine rice and garnished with fresh basil!