Bowl of Chicken Curry
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Chicken Curry, Vietnam


Vietnam

Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
2+ w/rice
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1-1/2 hrs
Yes
Simple, with a fresh taste and much lighter spicing than an Indian curry might have, also lighter on the coconut milk than many curries.

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Chicken (1)
Onion
-- Aromatics
Garlic
Ginger root
Lemon Grass stalk
Chili Flake (2)
Curry Powder (3)
Salt
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Oil
Coconut milk
Stock
-- Garnish
Cilantro Leaves
Garlic Chives

Prep   -   (30 min)
  1. Cut CHICKEN into bite size pieces about 1-1/2 inch to a side. If using whole chicken parts (legs, thighs, wings) chop each part in half crosswise. A razor sharp Chinese cleaver knife driven by a soft faced mallet is perfect for this.
  2. Chop ONIONS small.
  3. Crush GARLIC chop fine, Slice GINGER ROOT very thin, then chop fine. Remove tough outer leaves of LEMON GRASS, cut off hard root, smash bottom 4 inches with your kitchen mallet, then slice crosswise very thin. Mix all Aromatics items.
  4. Chop CILANTRO LEAVES or GARLIC CHIVES medium for garnish.
Run   -   (1 hr)
  1. Heat OIL in a wok or spacious sauté pan and fry Garlic Mix until aromatic (1 minute). Stir in Onions and fry stirring until onions are translucent.
  2. Stir in Chicken until well coated. Cover and turn heat low, letting chicken stew in its own juices for about 15 minutes.
  3. Stir in Coconut Milk and Stock. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until chicken is quite tender, about 20 minutes for boneless chunks, 30 minutes for half pieces with bone.
  4. Serve garnished with Cilantro Leaves or Garlic Chives, along with plenty of steamed Jasmine rice.
NOTES:
  1. Chicken:

      The weight given is for boneless pieces (preferably thigh/leg meat). Whole bone-in joints can be used as well but up the weight at least 1/4 pound.
  2. Chili Flake:

      Korean flake is flavorful and not too hot. Select type of chili and amount to your preference. For details see our Chili Powders / Flake page.
  3. Curry Powder:

      Southeast Asian curry powders are lighter and fruitier than typical Indian curry powders. For an easy to make example see our recipe Singapore Curry Powder.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch tt=to taste ar=as required
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