Wednesday, August 19, 2009

What's for Dinner Wednesday? Curry!

Chicken curry and a confession.

I am a thief. I stole this recipe from Australian Good Taste magazine but that isn't even the half of it. I stole the magazine from the waiting room at my doctor's office. Horrified? I couldn't leave it behind I had to have it. I'm sorry universe.

So you know what I did? I swapped it for my current Vogue magazine. I had it in my bag ready to read while I was waiting. I made the ultimate sacrifice. I exchanged style for sustenance. It says a lot about who I am these days doesn't it? Ok so it says I'm a thief but it also says that when you become a mum your priorities totally shift. Amen to that. Bye Anna Wintour, hello Donna Hay.


Thai Chicken Curry

INGREDIENTS

2 tsp vegetable oil

300g chicken tenderloins halved crossways

1 tbsp yellow curry paste

1 onion, halved and cut into thin wedges

250ml (1 cup) light coconut milk

80ml (1/3 cup) water

150g green beans, topped and halved

1 red capsicum thinly sliced

1 zucchini thinly sliced

fresh coriander to serve

steamed rice


METHOD

1. heat oil in wok over medium heat til smoking. Add chicken cook 2 mins til golden.

2. Add curry paste and onion. Stir fry til onion is soft.

3. Add coconut milk and water, bring to the boil. Cook 3 mins. Add beans, capsicum and zucchini cook for 2 mins. Beans should be bright green and chicken cooked through.

4. Divide into 4 bowls serve with rice and top with coriander.

EASY mid-week meal and cheap too $3.79 per serve!

12 comments:

  1. You are hilarious, Carolyn! I try not to reach out for magazines with recipes. I have to fight with myself not to stash it away in my bag! Many times, I would find myself trying desperately to by-heart the recipe before my turn came.

    But you know what? I have too! But I did not have a magazine to exchange it with. But I consoled myself saying that it was so old an edition and that nobody would miss it. :D

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  2. Well you've appealed to my senses, yum! And Donna Hay is so much more useful than Anna Wintour ;)

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  3. My boyfriend is THRILLED that I now have a chicken curry recipe. We both thank you for EXCHANGING those magazines! Good work!

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  4. Hmm I can't see the ingredient list. Just me?

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  5. LOL Caroline the karma police are going to come after you now !!!!! You make the most amazing dinners mine seem so boring compared to what you post !!!!!!

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  6. oh carolyn, how could you!!! haha

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  7. Margie you are right, I can't see the ingredient list now. Where has it gone?! I'll try to fix it now.

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  8. Ok I think I fixed it, let me know if it is still buggered on your screen.

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  9. Just rechecked, can see it now. Thanks Carolyn.

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  10. That's almost the exact recipe I use for Thai Chicken Curry (my absolute favourite "comfort" dish on a cold day) but I use green curry paste instead of yellow. You should try that too - yummy!

    And I totally would have swapped the mags for that recipe if I didn't know it by heart already. :)

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  11. I hope they have wifi at the prison, else we'll miss your posts!

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