Green curry of chicken breast and bamboo shoots

Name: Green curry of chicken breast and bamboo shoots
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4 as part of a shared Asian banquet
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp green curry paste; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp castor sugar; 3 makrut lime leaves, crushed; 2 cups water; 200g raw chicken breast, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp pea eggplants, or 6 Thai eggplants, halved; 6 cherry tomatoes, halved; 100g tinned bamboo shoots, washed and shredded; 6 fresh holy basil leaves

Neil Perry

September 10, 2020

Green curry of chicken breast and bamboo shoots; you can replace the chicken with fish.William Meppem

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4 as part of a shared Asian banquet

Making your own curry paste from scratch is worth the effort, but this recipe is just as easily made with a good-quality, store-bought paste.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp green curry paste
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp castor sugar
3 makrut lime leaves, crushed
2 cups water
200g raw chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 tbsp pea eggplants, or 6 Thai eggplants, halved
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
100g tinned bamboo shoots, washed and shredded
6 fresh holy basil leaves

Method

In a medium pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add curry paste and fry, stirring for a few minutes until paste is fragrant.
Add fish sauce, castor sugar, lime leaves and water, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add chicken, eggplant and tomato and simmer gently. The chicken will only take a few moments to cook.
Fold through bamboo shoots and spoon into a bowl. Top with basil leaves, and serve with steamed jasmine rice.