Photo: Lily Banse
Chicken with lemongrass & coconut
11 ingredients
Serves 6
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An unashamedly rich and creamy chicken, coconut and lemongrass Thai dish - which you can make ahead and freeze
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
742
Calories
40g
Protein
31g
Fat
78g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Kaffir Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Galangal | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | 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
- 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 3cm piece ginger or galangal, finely chopped
- 2 lemongrass stalks, finely sliced
- 6 freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves (Barts is very good)
- 1 fresh red chilli , chopped
- 2 tsp light muscovado sugar
- 500g boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- good handful fresh basil and coriander, roughly chopped
- 250-350g Thai rice , cooked following pack instructions, to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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