Yannick Cam's Curry Chicken

Ingredients

• 8 small red dried chilies
• 2 slices dried laos or galangal (see note)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon grass (see note)
• 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon shrimp paste (see note)
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 2 chicken breasts, split, skinned, boned and cut in thin strips
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 12 ounces unsweetened coconut milk (see note)
• 1 lime leaf, slivered, or 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1 teaspoon Vietnamese fermented fish sauce, nuoc mam (see note)
• Steamed rice

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

    255 calories; 17 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 19 grams protein; 59 milligrams cholesterol; 160 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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Six servings

Preparation

1. Cover the chilies and the laos with hot water and soak about 30 minutes, until soft. Place the chilies and one piece of the laos in a food processer or blender along with the lemon grass, cardamom, cumin, coriander, shrimp paste, peppercorns and shallots. Process to a fine paste.
2. Heat a large skillet and add the oil. Add the curry paste, saute a minute or two, then add the chicken strips and stir-fry to separate the chicken pieces. Add the coconut milk. Stir in the remaining piece of laos, the lime leaf and fish sauce. Simmer, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with steamed rice.

• These ingredients are available in Oriental food stores or by mail from Oriental Food Market, 2801 West Howard Street, Chicago, Ill. 60645. Tel. (312) 274-2826. Dried lemon grass, soaked in water, can be substituted for fresh, and if laos is not available, fresh ginger can be substituted. Unsweetened coconut milk is also sold in health-food stores.

45 minutes