Chicken Cur-Wee
I think one of the most fun but also scary things about cooking is diving
into recipes of different cultures. I have to admit, when I walk
into Thai or Indian grocery stores I feel totally lost. There are so
many interesting ingredients that I’ve never used before. I can’t tell
you how many times in the midst of my test-cooking I’ve opened a little jar of something like red
curry paste, eaten a spoonful and immediately had my face turn beet
red, sweat starting to drip down my face. But after a bit of experimentation, you can find a whole new world of delicious flavors to expand your and your little one’s palette.
This chicken cur-wee is a perfect introduction for toddlers to try a
dish that has a tiny bit of heat, but no overwhelming spice. The flavors
are incredibly complex, yet it only takes minutes to prepare. The
green curry paste is made of herbs such as lemongrass, galangal and
green chiles. When it’s infused into the coconut milk, it takes on a
sweet flavor which is perfumed with flavorful herbs. The best part is
that you can buy it at most grocery stores, so you don’t need to go to
a specialty store to pick it up.
I wasn’t sure how Kenya would react to this dish, but he loved
it, I mean he LOVED it!
Chicken Cur-wee (10 Toddler Servings)
1 Cup Coconut Milk
2 Tsp Green Curry Paste
1 Cup Potatoes (I used Yukon Gold), cut in bite size cubes
1/4 Cup Onion, diced
1/3 Cup Carrots, diced
1/3 Cup Peas (you can use frozen peas)
1 Chicken Breast, cut in bite size pieces
1. Place the coconut milk and curry paste in a medium saute pan over high heat. Whisk them together until combined.
2. Add the potatoes, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cover.
3. Cook for 4 minutes.
4. Add the onion and carrots, cover and cook for 3 minutes.
5. Add the chicken, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until all the vegetables are fork tender and the vegetables are cooked through.
6. Cool and serve.
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Getting my 18 month old to eat veggies is usually difficult, but she gobbled these right up! I substituted yellow curry powder and sweet potatoes since that’s what I had on hand.
looks very nice, I will give it a try for my 2 years old boy but I need to find another green curry paste than the one I use to use because it is very spicy.
A question on this recipe. Is the chicken raw or cooked when added to the recipe? Four or five minutes of simmering seems like a short cook time if the chicken starts out raw.