Thai Pineapple Chicken Curry

Description

This is a quick, easy, and authentic Thai curry dish that’s sweet and very spicy. I became addicted to the dish at a local restaurant and then worked to duplicate it at home. I think I’ve got the taste and presentation pegged. I’m guesstimating on the amounts since I don’t measure much when I cook. Feel free to adjust to taste.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
  • 1 quart water
  • ¼ cup red curry paste
  • 2 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into thin strips
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 ½ cups sliced bamboo shoots, drained
  • ½ red bell pepper, julienned
  • ½ green bell pepper, julienned
  • ½ small onion, chopped
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained

Instructions

  1. Bring rice and water to a boil in a pot. Reduce heat to low
  2. cover
  3. and simmer 25 minutes.
  4. In a bowl
  5. whisk together curry paste and 1 can coconut milk. Transfer to a wok
  6. and mix in remaining coconut milk
  7. chicken
  8. fish sauce
  9. sugar
  10. and bamboo shoots. Bring to a boil
  11. and cook 15 minutes
  12. until chicken juices run clear.
  13. Mix the red bell pepper
  14. green bell pepper
  15. and onion into the wok. Continue cooking 10 minutes
  16. until chicken juices run clear and peppers are tender. Remove from heat
  17. and stir in pineapple. Serve over the cooked rice.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 6

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