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Red curry chicken pot pie
Red curry chicken pot pie, from above
Non vegThailand x United States

Red curry chicken pot pie

Under that golden lid, Bangkok is having a party.

80 minTime
35 gProtein each
mediumSpice
A lid on the curry pot2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
654kcalsame
35 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
80minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Thai red curry paste3 tbsp
Thick coconut milk200 ml
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Onion1, sliced
Chicken, boneless700 g boneless thighs, in 3 cm pieces
Sweet potato1 large, in 2 cm cubes
Thin coconut milk200 ml
Chicken stock (chicken broth)200 ml
Kaffir lime leaves (makrut lime leaves)3 leaves, torn
Green beans150 g, in 3 cm pieces
Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1, in strips
Fish sauce1 tbsp
Palm sugar (gula melaka)2 tsp
Lemon½ lime, juiced
Cornflour (cornstarch)1 tbsp
Basil leavesa handful Thai basil
Puff pastry1 large sheet
Egg1, beaten
Sesame seeds1 tsp

Method

7 steps
  1. 1Fry the curry paste in the oil and half the thick coconut milk in a wide pan on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. 2Add the onion for 3 minutes, then the chicken for 5 minutes, stirring to coat.
  3. 3Add the sweet potato, thin coconut milk, stock and lime leaves. Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
  4. 4Add the beans and pepper for 3 minutes. Stir in the fish sauce, palm sugar, lime, the rest of the thick coconut milk and the cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water. Simmer 1 minute, then add basil.
  5. 5Cool the filling 15 minutes, then spoon into a pie dish.
  6. 6Lay the pastry over, crimp the edges, brush with egg, cut 2 slits and sprinkle sesame. Bake in the oven at 200°C for 25 to 30 minutes.
  7. 7Rest 5 minutes before serving.
Serve it like this

Bake in individual pie dishes and serve each on a plate with a folded napkin. Break the lid at the table and tuck a sprig of Thai basil into the steam.

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