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Nigel Slater's Thai green curry
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Nigel Slater's Thai green curry

20 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Nigel Slater's Thai green curry

The succulent chicken in Nigel Slater’s Thai green curry absorbs the exotic fresh flavours of the other ingredients.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

670
Calories
39g
Protein
45g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Galangal not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 lemongrass
  • 6 medium-hot green chillies, seeded and chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 5cm/2in piece of galangal
  • 2 shallots
  • 4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chopped lime zest
  • 1 tbsp nam pla (Thai fish sauce
  • ½ tsp ground black peppercorns
  • 750g/1lb 10oz free-range chicken breasts
  • 3 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 200g/7oz chestnut mushrooms
  • 400ml/14fl oz tin coconut milk
  • 400ml/14 fl oz homemade or ready-made chicken stock
  • 8 lime leaves
  • 1 tbsp nam pla (Thai fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp bottled green peppercorns
  • leaves from a large bunch (about 20g/0.7oz) basil
  • 15g/½oz fresh coriander

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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