Chicken In Red Curry With Bamboo Shoots

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb diced boneless chicken
• 1 -2 tablespoon red curry paste
• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 cup sweet basil
• 5 kaffir lime leaves, halved
• 1 -3 fresh hot red chili pepper, sliced lengthwise into narrow strips (amount to taste)
• 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/3 cup water
• 5 ounces sliced bamboo shoots
• 1 1/2 teaspoons palm sugar or 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat about 1/2 the coconut milk to a boil in a large pan.
• 2 stir in the red curry paste.
• 3 add the chicken, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• 4 add the rest of the coconut milk, water, bamboo shoots, sugar, and fish sauce and return to a boil.
• 5 stir in the zucchini, kaffir lime leaves, and hot chillies.
• 6 cook several minutes or until zucchini are done to your liking.
• 7 garnish with sweet basil before serving.
• 8 serve with hot rice, if desired.