Coconut Green Curry Brown Rice Recipes

THAI GREEN CURRY WITH RED SNAPPER, JUMBO PRAWNS AND COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the coconut rice: Add the rice into a pot (one you have a matching lid for!). Spoon in the coconut oil and mix with the rice; this creates a nice fat barrier to ensure well-separated grains of rice. Add the well-shaken can of coconut milk, water, salt and sugar to the pot. Give it a good stir and cover with a lid. Bring to a boil and then immediately bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Bring it off the heat with the cover still on and let the rice rest for 15 minutes.
• For the curry: Place the unsweetened shredded coconut onto a small sheet tray. Place into the oven to toast for 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Melt the coconut oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the green curry paste and stir to combine. Toast it in the coconut oil for 5 minutes, until fragrant to bloom the spices, whisking frequently. Add the coconut milk, brown sugar and fish sauce and stir to combine. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. Add the snap peas, bell pepper and kale and continue to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the prawns with salt, then add into the curry to poach in the liquid. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Season the curry with salt if necessary.
• Sprinkle the snapper on both sides with salt and pepper and score the skin. Heat a large nonstick sauté pan with the vegetable oil over high heat. Place the fish into the pan skin-side down to sear. Reduce the heat to medium-high. Cook for 4 minutes, until the skin is crispy, then flip and cook for another 4 minutes.
• Plate a scoop of coconut rice, followed by sauce, prawns and fish, skin-side up. Garnish with the fresh mint, Thai basil, toasted coconut and lime wedges.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• For the coconut green onion rice: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains in the butter. Add the coconut milk, salt, pepper and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Stir once, cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until tender, about 16 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Spread the cashews on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly golden brown, about 8 minutes. Let cool and finely chop in a food processor.
• Remove the rice from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork and fold in the green onions and half of the cashews. Let sit 5 minutes more before serving.
• For the chicken curry: Heat a small saute pan over low heat. Add the allspice, cloves and fennel and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until you can smell the spices, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Transfer the spices to a coffee or spice grinder and finely grind. Combine the ground spices with the curry powder in a small bowl.
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then with 1 tablespoon of the curry spices, tapping off any excess. Brown the chicken on all sides, about 8 minutes, and remove to a plate.
• Add the onion to the Dutch oven and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 30 seconds, then add the remaining curry spices and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, coconut milk, salt and pepper and cook until reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Add the cinnamon sticks and mango and cook until reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the chicken and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl and discard the cinnamon stick and mango pieces. Add the dried coconut and the remaining 1/2 cup cashews and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat, return the chicken to the pot and fold in the green onions, cilantro and mint and season with salt, pepper and honey, if needed.
• To serve: Spoon the rice into bowls and ladle some chicken curry over.

GREEN CURRY WITH BROWN RICE NOODLES AND SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Pulse scallions, garlic, chiles, ginger, green peppercorns, turmeric, 2 cups cilantro, 1/3 cup mint, and 2 Tbsp. water in a food processor until coarsely ground. With motor running, stream in coconut oil; process until smooth. Scrape paste into a medium pot and cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until slightly darkened in color and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add coconut milk, lime juice, and 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Add lemongrass; reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half, 25-30 minutes. Stir in Swiss chard; cook until wilted and tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in coconut sugar; season curry with salt.
• Meanwhile, cook rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and divide among bowls.
• Spoon curry over noodles and top with more cilantro and mint. Serve with lime wedges.

COCONUT CURRY RICE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook about 15 minutes.
• Stir and fluff rice.
• Let stand 5 minutes.

CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, evenly brown the chicken breast halves. Mix in carrots, celery, and onions. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
• In a small bowl, mix the curry powder and flour with hot water. Blend in coconut milk, forming a thick paste.
• Mix curry powder paste, remaining coconut milk, raisins, and apple into the skillet. Thoroughly coat chicken with the mixture. Cover, and reduce heat. Simmer 30 to 45 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

COCONUT GREEN CURRY BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Add rice to cooker, stir in coconut milk, 2 sliced lime and curry paste the fill water or broth to marking that corresponds to the number of cups of brown rice used under "Brown Rice", or use the plastic measuring cup used to measure the rice and add 1-1/2 to 2 times the amount of liquid to rice. The rice should be completely submerged and leveled to ensure even cooking.
• Close lid securely, plug in the rice cooker and press the cooking switch to start.
• When cooking completes, allow the rice to "rest" for 15 minutes before opening the lid. On some advanced models, this is done automatically. Open the cooker and use the nonstick rice spatula to fluff remove lime slices and serve your brown rice with garnishes.
• Top with cashews.
• Garnish with remaining lime slices, green onions and or fresh basil.