GREEN CURRY CHICKEN WITH HEARTS OF PALM

This is the result from watching Burnt and The Hundred-Foot Journey in one day. As you know, I love food and the movies about food always make me happy. The special ingredients of this recipe is Hearts of Palm or you can substitute Bamboo Shoots. The aroma of fresh basil in this Green Curry Chicken with Hearts of Palm is amazing and it makes this dish fresh and offset the richness of the creamy Coconut Milk and Green Curry Paste. For the protein, you can use chicken, beef or pork. I haven’t try seafood but I think it would work, too.

Before I tell you how I make it, here are a few key ingredients, canola oil (or you can use vegetable oil) , Coconut Milk, Agave (substitution of sugar), Fish Sauce, and Green Curry Paste.

You can also use coconut oil in stead of canola oil. It adds more coconut flavor to the dish.

Here is the close up of the Green Curry Paste. I was lucky that one of my Thai friends just came back from Thailand so he gave me a bag of curry paste. It is fresh and very aromatic. If you do not have the fresh paste, feel free to use the one from grocery store.

Here is Hearts of Palm, I found it at Costco. It is already cooked so it does not take long to cook. If you do not have it, Bamboo Shoots will do.

Now, let’s make it!

In a medium pot, heat up the oil using medium heat. Add curry paste and stir for 1-2 minutes.

Add chicken, beef or pork and stir them occasionally, until all is cooked, about 5 minutes. I used beef in this picture.

Add 2-3 table spoons of Coconut Milk at a time. Let it boil and wait until you can see the oil release from Coconut Milk (this step add additional flavor and aroma to the sauce).

Add the rest of Coconut Milk, add Fish Sauce and Agave (or sugar). Turn down the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Add sliced Hearts of Palm and let them cook for 2-3 minutes. Add fresh basil right before serve.

Serve while it’s hot with a side of quinoa or rice. Here is the beef version. You can use any kind of meat really, pork, chicken or beef. They all taste great with this recipe. Enjoy!

I hope you give this Green Curry Chicken with Hearts of Palm a try. The recipe card is below. Also, if you’re interested in a variation of this dish, try my Red Curry Chicken with Bamboo Shoots.

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Green Curry Chicken with Hearts of Palm

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Mink

Recipe type: Green Curry

Cuisine: Thai

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 can Coconut Milk (13.5 oz.)
• 3 tablespoons agave (or 2 tablespoons of sugar)
• 3 tablespoons Fish Sauce
• 3-4 Hearts of Palm (sliced) or a small can of Bamboo Shoots
• 1 large chicken breast (slice into small pieces) or ½ lb. of beef or pork
• a handful of torn fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon Green Curry Paste (more or less, depends on the level of spiciness that you like)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable, canola or coconut oil

Instructions

1. In a medium pot, heat up the oil using medium heat.
2. Add the Green Curry Paste and stir for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add chicken or beef and stir them occasionally, until all is cooked, about 5 minutes.
4. Add 2-3 table spoons of Coconut Milk at a time.
5. Let it boil and wait until you can see the oil release from Coconut Milk (this step add additional flavor and aroma to the sauce).
6. Add the rest of Coconut Milk, add Fish Sauce and agave (or sugar). Turn down the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Add sliced Hearts of Palm and let them cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add torn basil.
9. Serve while it's hot with a side of quinoa or rice.

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