Veggie Curry...

[mightyjesse]

In a big skillet heat set on medium-high, mix 1 can of coconut milk with 2 TBSP of green curry paste heat until the oil bubbles to the surface.

Then add (as desired):
1 can bamboo shoots
1 can chopped water chestnuts
1 chopped carrot
1 chopped celery stalk
1 chopped potato
1/4 head of cauliflower or broccoli (I hate cauliflower, but some people like it... I love broccoli, but some really don't like the texture of boiled broccoli. If your dining audience is faint of heart, I suggest substituting more potato and some baby corn.)
2 fist fulls of fresh snow pea pods
1 fist full of fresh chopped basil
5 or 6 thai peppers (dried)(Check and see how spicy your curry paste is before adding ANY PEPPERS... Some green curries are so spicey, you'll need to skip the thai peppers all together and add more coconut milk. The Roland Green Curry Paste I linked to above is not terribly spicy or strong and good for people at the "beginner" level of the Thai-food-tasting experience.)
1-3 tsp sugar (depends on how sweet you want this)
1/2 tsp salt

**Optional for non-vegans**
1 tsp fish sauce (nampla - be careful with this stuff... the flavor is strong and it's rather stinky - you may want to use less after smelling it...)
2 chicken breasts sliced thin

Let this mixture simmer until all the veggies are soft and the chicken is cooked through. (I usually gauge veggies by checking the potato.) Serve over jasmine rice.

Comments

[othelianna.livejournal.com]

Hmm. This sounds like something my man would like. Except for maybe the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts (though I love those). His usual response to me putting even slightly unusual things in his food is: "What the hell did you put in here? Filberts and parts from goats?"

[tinkcph.livejournal.com]

Sounds yummy. I was just thinking of doing some kind of green curry sauce with fish. I'll draw some inspiration from here. Also, I wanted to make your veggie chowder, but upon closer inspection I only had like, two of the ingredients you listed. So I took the recipe to mean "dump whatever you have into a pot" and it turned out really good!

[mightyjesse.livejournal.com]

Heh... Yeah... Most of my recipies turn out that way.

"Making split-pea soup... hey we have carrots and celery and potatos... Those are good too. Maybe some ham and cheese, while we're at it..."