Thai red curry chicken, friends! This recipe is where chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, cashew nuts and coriander come together to create true Thai curry perfection.
We have such a tasty recipe for you today. We all love Thai curries, but you are about to love yours even more when you make at home yourself!
Red curry chicken shopping list :
Bring your friends around the table to share this delicious curry.
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- Homemade red curry paste
- Chicken
- Onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Coconut milk
- Cashew nuts
- Coriander(cilantro)
- Fresh hot peppers (use your favorite)
Tips to make the perfect red curry chicken :
- Although you can buy Thai red curry paste at the store, we definitely recommend making your own. It is pretty simple and worth it for the added flavour (and cooking fun)!
- Serve this curry in sweet little bowls. Serving in a bowl ups the cozy factor of this recipe even more.
During our honeymoon, Hugo and I visited Thailand. It was such an incredible trip and if you haven’t been there yet, we definitely recommend you add it to your list. One of the things we still laugh about today from our trip was the night market in Bangkok and what weave while we were there. The most unusual thing we feasted on was a grilled grass hopper! What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten? We want to hear in the comments below! ↓
Add your own twist to this red curry chicken :
- Switch out the chicken for shrimp.
- Replace the chicken with salmon to make a red curry salmon dinner.
- Make this recipe vegan by taking out the chicken and adding lots of veggies. A great vegan combo is tofu, broccoli and red pepper.
- Instead of using homemade red curry, you could make a homemade green curry or yellow (Massaman) curry.
You may need…
We recommend using a spice mortar to grind your spices. We love this black marble spice pestle & mortar.
We used this shrimp paste in this recipe. If you can’t find it in your local grocery store, you can easily order it on Amazon.
Organic bird’s eye chilies add that special something to this recipe.
We used our Le Creuset wok in cerise red. (This is one of our favorite kitchen items and we use it for a lot of the recipes on this site, such as this !)
Red curry chicken wine pairing :
We highly recommend a full bodied Merlot to go with this Thai red curry chicken, such as this Altos de San Esteban La Perra Gorda 2015 (Spain).
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Thai Red Curry Chicken
Enjoy this red curry chicken recipe filled with chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, cashew nuts and coriander!
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Thai red curry chicken
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: For 2
Ingredients
- 1 onion (peeled and sliced)
- 1 clove of garlic (peeled and sliced)
- 1 inch of fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- 1 tbsp of red curry paste
- 2 chicken breasts (cut into cubes)
- 1 cup of coconut milk
- 1 tbsp of fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 2 fresh bird’s eye chilis
- 1 tbsp of cashew nuts (crushed)
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a wok on medium heat.
- Add onion and a pinch of salt and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the red curry paste and stir.
- Add the chicken and cook for 8 minutes.
- Pour the coconut cream and cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
- Serve with cilantro, cashew nuts, black pepper, red chili peppers.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Thai
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Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook says
I think I still have store-bought red curry paste at home, but I’d definitely try the homemade one. This looks so tasty! Thanks for sharing! x
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
I love, love, LOVE curries, but I’m always in a hurry…so I’ve been guilty of using tinned curry paste. You’ve inspired me to make my own. Thank you! I guess it’s high time. ;-P
Apart from the paste, this dish is very similar to a green curry I make—I also go back and forth between chicken and shrimp. I can’t wait to try your red curry!