Thai Coconut Chicken And Rice Recipes

THAI GINGER CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Reserve 2 tablespoons of the cilantro leaves and place the rest of the cilantro, jalapeños, ginger in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook the ginger mixture for 2 minutes or until fragrant and season with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Add the onion and red bell pepper and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and soy sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and the remaining salt and simmer until cooked through, about 10 minutes, and so the sauce thickens.
• Spoon rice into bowls and serve with the ginger chicken. Garnish with the remaining cilantro leaves, green onion, and sliced serrano peppers.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In the bottom of a pot, stir together the red curry paste and a little coconut milk to combine.
• Saute the chicken until cooked through.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer 10 minutes or so, or until the peas are cooked and the sauce has reduced and thickened to desired consistency.
• Serve over hot cooked basmati or white rice.
• (I have added about a quart of chicken broth to this base recipe to make soup- adding thinly sliced mushrooms and scallions) Serve with wedges of lime.

THAI CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Rinse jasmine rice with water. Drain well. Set aside. Bring coconut milk, water, sugar and salt to boil in medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add rice; return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 18 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Meanwhile, coat chicken with flour in medium bowl. Remove chicken. Set aside. Add stock, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic powder and red pepper to remaining flour in bowl; stir until smooth.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in wok or large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; stir fry 5 minutes or until browned. Remove from wok. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in wok. Add vegetables; stir fry 5 minutes or until tender-crisp.
• Stir stock mixture. Add to wok; stirring constantly, bring to boil on medium heat and boil 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken; stir-fry until heated through. Serve with Coconut Rice.

STICKY COCONUT CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon of oil, and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium. Working in two batches, brown chicken, turning halfway, until no longer pink, around 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the ginger and the garlic to the empty pot, and stir until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add rice and stir until evenly coated in the oil. Add broth, coconut milk, bell pepper, cashews, scallions and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Stir to lift up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Arrange chicken on top, add any accumulated juices from the plate and bring to a boil over high.
• Cover and bake until all of the liquid is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, 25 minutes. Scatter cilantro over the chicken and rice, then divide among bowls. Serve with hot sauce.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine water and rice. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a medium size bowl, combine the chicken and curry powder, and toss to coat.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook the chicken, stirring frequently, over medium-high heat for 4 minutes. Mix in the asparagus, snow peas, carrots and green onions; cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk , continue cooking until sauce is hot, and chicken is cooked through. Serve over the hot, cooked rice.

THAI COCONUT RICE NOODLES WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat water for noodles and cook pasta 6-8 minutes (stir-fryable) or according to package directions.
• Drain noodles, rinse under cool water and allow to drain; cut into smaller pieces if desired.
• Meanwhile, toast coconut if necessary.
• Using a whisk, mix together ingredients for sauce: coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, curry powder, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper.
• Heat oil in large pan until almost smoking.
• Add chicken and stir-fry until almost done and nicely browned.
• Add bell pepper and cook 1-2 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and cook until they are tender.
• Add chopped scallions, basil, and the juice of the lime and cook briefly.
• Stir in sauce mixture and allow to heat.
• Add cooked noodles and chopped cilantro and toss until thoroughly coated.
• Allow to heat through then remove from heat.
• Serve garnished with toasted coconut, chopped cashews, and minced chiles.

THAI-STYLE COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In nonstick wok or 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add lime peel, gingerroot, garlic, chilies and cilantro; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Pour coconut milk over chicken. Stir in brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, pea pods and bell pepper. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir into tomato.
• Spoon into shallow serving bowls; top with basil. Serve with rice.