Good_Queen_Bess
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Just making a gorgeous thai chicken curryYum.
I am making a thai chicken curry.
In a blender, I added an onion, loads of fresh ginger, several garlic cloves, several chillies (some seeds left in, mostly de-seeded), splash of soy, splash of nam plau, juice from one lime and some fresh coriander. Blisted it up and marinaded me chicken in the mix for a few hours.
I've just put the rice on and shoved the chicken and the mix in the wok, and a minute later added coconut milk. Just tasted it and it's yummy! Can't wait.
100% home made and so cheap!
Thought I'd share my receipe!!
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Loulou
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MMMM sounds lovely, i`m starving had no tea yet.
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Yummy. It was gorgeous. Really easy.
Pity I didn't have any white wine to go with.
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Guest2
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Oh thanks for that recepie, i may have to try that, when i've got time.
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Pam7
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OOOO Sounds yum! Must give that a go GQB!!
Son 'concocted' a quick chicekn in red thai paste...I swizzled it with a few more bits..and between us we came up with this for a real quickie!....
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and marinade in half a jar of red thai paste.
Cook in a wok - then add chopped red pepper...cook..and a sachet of creamed coconut (you can get 4 sachets in a box).
Then add carton Elmlea cream..the double I think...heat through and serve with rice. (I always keep in the Tilda microwaveable sachets..you can get all sorts of 'flavours')
It really doesn't take long at all! 
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waterford
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OOooh sounds lovely. Must write that one down.
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laws1
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Sounds good 
Never really know whats what when it come ti Thai food , get lost after a red or green curry 
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Good_Queen_Bess
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I made this one up really. Just take some fresh thai spices, and it's easy really.
I find it nicer than the p aste you buy.
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sunbear
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Stop it or I'll have to book another holiday to Thailand. Massaman curry now thats yummy
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Chelseagirl
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| Good_Queen_Bess wrote: | Yummy. It was gorgeous. Really easy.
Pity I didn't have any white wine to go with. |
What no vino??? 
That sounds lovely, I'll have to give it a go.
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Good_Queen_Bess
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No vino, but to be honest, because I'd finished nights that morning, it'd would have made me ill if I'd had anything.
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medot
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i haven't really had any thai food...we used to heat up a curry dish where i worked but it had lemon grass in it and that smell just put me off it.
yours does sound worth giving a try GQB.
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Good_Queen_Bess
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I would have put lemon grass in if I'd had any. 
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medot
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pmsl i wont.
is it quite sweet with the coconut milk??
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Not sweet, no. I don't like sweet curries, like Kormas and it's nothing like a korma! The coconut just balances it out. The sweetness of the cocunut cooks out. It's better to say it's sweet-er than without the coconut, but not sweet par se.
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medot
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ok...what is this...
nam plau
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Fish sauce. Something you get from continental stores. You only put a dash in. It's like thai wooster sauce really - except don't use wooster sauce!
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Oh, and it smells far worse than wooster sauce - it smells of .......well, I'm not saying.
But it's a nice to add it, although not essential if you don't have any.
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medot
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right i.m going to have a look in our market..thats the only place here i can think of that would sell something like that!!
if i can get it i'm going for it....will let you know the outcome!
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Good_Queen_Bess
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When you add the coconut, let it cook for about 5 or 10 mins for the sweetness to cook out and for the chicken to cook.
You can also add fresh coriander at the end.
The best coconut to buy is the tinned coconut milk.
Enjoy!
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Tango Bunny
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I made the thai green curry a few weeks ago it was superb....I think I prefer it to Indian curry
Gonna have a go at one of the thai stir fry recipes this week
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Good_Queen_Bess
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I like to stir fry my chicken with some ginger, garlic and coriander, it's lovely.
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waterford
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There were great Thai receipes in Hello last week. Did you get them Tango.
GQB, how much coconut milk do you use.
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Good_Queen_Bess
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I usually use most of the tin.
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Tango Bunny
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No Michelle....I never buy magazines so I tend to miss stuff like that
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waterford
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It came free with the Mail on Saturday. 
If you want I can try scanning them and emailing them to you they really seemed delicious and simple.
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waterford
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Might even post them over in the receipe section. Also great one for chicken chowder which would be great for the kids for school for the winter.
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medot
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GQB....i've got the stuff...got all of it form sainsburys!!!
thats it we are having it tomorrow...hubby wants cauliflower cheese tonight!!!!
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Hope you enjoy it dotty. I'd marinade your meat in the mix for a few hours first as it's nicer.
How many of you is there? I used about two inches of ginger and about 5 or 6 cloves of garlic, 5 chillies, one medium onion and a full tin of coconut cream for the two of us. There was plenty of sauce.
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medot
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oh good i was going to ask how much of the tin i should use.
ooo i'm dead looking forward to doing this..will let you know tomorrow how it goes.
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sunbear
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You'll have to see if you can find some Thai beer Singha or Chang to go with your curry.
Managed to have my Massaman curry today in Tenby of all places.
Just found my menu for the Erawan Teas rooms Bangkok.
Por Pia Goong - Deep-fried Prawn Spring Rolls
Moo Sarong - Minced Pork and Water Chestnuts wrapped with Egg noodles
Mee Krob Kratong Thong - Crispy Sweet and Sour Vermicelli in Crispy Baskets
Chor Muang - Steamed Flower shaped dumplings filled with minced chicken
Khao Niew Mamuang - Mango with sticky rice
Kanom Krok - Crispy Rice pudding with Spring Onion
Kanom Beaung - Crisp Crepes with Egg thread and coconut
Look Chub - Sweet bean paste fruit shapes
Thong Muan - crispy Sesame rolls
Scones with Chiang Mai strawberry jam
with jasmin or English breakfast tea...all that for the princely sum of two pounds fifty. I think I'm going to have to book up again soon.
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shorty
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Jackie, I have always used the solid block of creamed coconut, do you reckon the milk is better? Never used it! [quoteThe best coconut to buy is the tinned coconut milk.
Enjoy!
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Oh bugger my quote went wrong and I am too knacked to sort it
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Good_Queen_Bess
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I used to used the block, but found the tin of coconut cream far better and easier.
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medot
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right...my chicken is maranading..will put this in the cooking bit soon...as i dont want to loose this thread and once it goes from the main page it will be gone!!
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Yum....
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Good_Queen_Bess
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Have you had it yet?
The forum chef is waiting for the result.
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medot
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wooo hooo...we've just finished it,
really really liked it.
i only used just over half the tin of coconut milk...which was plenty for the two of us.
i also added some mushrooms.
it certainly made a difference marinading for most of the day the chicken was beautiful.
right i'm definitely going to make this again. thanks GQB..x
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Good_Queen_Bess
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You're welcomexx
Yes, it certainly makes a difference marinading meat, I try and do it all the time.
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