Poached Chicken Thighs in Coconut Curry With Cilantro Recipe

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Peggy Trowbridge Filippone
Peggy Trowbridge Filippone
Peggy Trowbridge Filippone is a writer who develops approachable recipes for home cooks. Her recipes range from Grandma’s favorites to the latest food trends.
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Updated on 06/22/21
Chicken curry
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 30 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings

This delicious poached chicken recipe is done in thirty minutes but has the flavors of a meal that took all day to prepare. In this recipe, traditional Thai red curry paste spices up chicken thighs that are poached in coconut milk with diced sweet potatoes and fresh cilantro. As you can see, this is not your average chicken dinner, but it could easily become a weeknight staple. With store-bought red curry paste, inexpensive chicken thighs, and fresh or frozen diced sweet potatoes, this chicken recipe couldn't be any easier or budget-friendly.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons red curry paste

  • 6 chicken thighs, boned and halved

  • 2 cups diced sweet potato

  • 2 cups chicken stock

  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk

  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Steps to Make It

  1. Place a frying pan over medium-high heat and add red curry paste. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until the paste is fragrant.

  2. Add chicken and sweet potatoes. Cook 2 minutes then add stock and ​coconut milk and reduce heat to low. Do not boil or the coconut milk will separate. The flavor will be the same, but the appearance and texture will be different.​

  3. Allow to simmer for 12 minutes or until chicken and sweet potato ​are cooked.

  4. Sprinkle cilantro over chicken and serve hot with poached coconut curry chicken with steamed greens or a salad. It's also great over a bed of hot cooked rice.

Tips

  • It is a common misconception in the west that there is simply one type of curry, when, in fact, a curry is simply a complex combination of primarily Asian herbs and spices that can range from mild to hot and from wet to dry.
  • Make sure you use coconut milk and not coconut water or coconut cream.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
434 Calories
23g Fat
19g Carbs
39g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories 434
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 30%
Saturated Fat 8g 38%
Cholesterol 197mg 66%
Sodium 581mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 19g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 39g
Vitamin C 18mg 92%
Calcium 54mg 4%
Iron 3mg 15%
Potassium 844mg 18%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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