Curried chicken w/Coconut Milk

[CaliGurl]

i hope im putting this recipe in the correct forum? its GREAT!!!
3-pounds Chicken Thighs
1/2-cup Chopped Onion
2-cloves crushed Garlic
1 1/2-Tbsp Curry Powder
1-cup Coconut Milk (found in the Asian section of your supermarket)
1-tsp Chicken Boullion
Guar or Xanthan
put the chicken in your slow cooker-place the onion & garlic over it.
in a bowl, mix together the curry powder, coconut milk, and boullion. pour the mixture over the chicken and vegetables in the slow cooker. cover the slow cooker, set it to LOW and let it cook for 6 hours.
when the times up, remove the chicken and put it on a platter. thicken the sauce to a gravy consistency with the GUAR or XANTHAN.
this is Very Good served with Cauli Rice! it soaks up the xtra curry sauce!

YEILDS: 5 servings, each with 310 calories, 18g fat, 32g protein, 6g carbs, 2 dietary fiber, 4g usable carbs... Yummi.......

[HeidiE]

Re: Curried chicken w/Coconut Milk

there is no wrong place to post a curry

thanks!!

[julirama723]

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That sounds REALLY REALLY good and really easy...I might venture to try this! And I've never even HAD a curry before...

Here's a question though...I really really really DON'T like other parts of the chicken--I'm a breast person. Would it be a huge deal if I used chicken breasts? Or is that extra fat needed? Could I substitute something (some other fat) or would it be fine with chicken breasts?

Or should I stop being a baby and just use the darn thighs?

[CaliGurl]

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im sure just using Breast Meat would be fine..... maybe even cut the breasts into sticks? might make it easier to serve... i LOVE Curry Chicken and i LOVE this Recipe! ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EASY!!! you'll love it!!!

[LuckyD]

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I was just pondering if I could still make my thai chicken curry. I guess coconut milk is okay then. I will have to check the ingredients on the thai red curry paste to make sure it is legal. But I use chicken, usually left over from a whole roasted bird, red peppers, onion and thai basil (regular basil works well too), and the coconut milk. It is really yummy.

[Lyssie]

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What's Xanthan, do we actually need it, and if so, where the heck do I find it??

[CaliGurl]

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GUAR GUM or XANTHAN is something you can use to THICKEN Gravy's and Sauces, instead of using Flour or Corn Starch... you can find it at most Health Food Stores...

[Lyssie]

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So we actually do *need* it or the only thing it does is change the consistency?

[CaliGurl]

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well, it won't change the flavor any at all... its just that the juice will be just that... JUICE type gravy after its done... so it does help alot if you thicken it... you dont 'need it' per say... but it tastes better... especially if you want to make some Cauli Rice to pour it over... Yummmmmmm

[HeidiE]

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OMG I am such a curry whore I can not stay out of this conversation I get so excited when people talk curries there are so many kinds all over the world ..curries rule they are healthy and tasty and just downright soul food!!!!!!!

first off if it was not for curries I would not be here now!!! I have eaten curry from day one on Atkins

Jul

baby you can make the curry with boneless breasts just whip up the sauce in a skillet instead of a crock pot and cut up the breast and toss them in at the very last min ..if you over cook them they come out stringy and yuk..so dont use the crockpot for breasts only

Lucky
YES YES YES Thai curries are perfect for low carb eating... use a good Thai curry paste or make your own there is no starch in a Thai curry that I know of unless you put starchy veggies in it or eat it on rice it is curry past, coconut milk and a good fish sauce, basil I posted recipes for green Thai curry someplace ...if you can make a stir fry you can make Thai curries and they are very very low carb friendly dishes
Lyssie
this was not my recipe or my thread and I am such a barge in but I am thinking you can bag the Xanthum gum I have never put it in a curry but this again is not my recipe

if you do a search there have been some awesome curry threads I should bump some come to think of it ...

curry is of God!!!

[HeidiE]

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Cali thank you so much for starting a curry thread!!!!

[Lyssie]

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Ack! We can't do breasts in the slow cooker??

[HeidiE]

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Ack! We can't do breasts in the slow cooker??

Lyssie you can do them honey it is just the breast meat has so little fat in it the long cooking tends to make them dry and stringy ...short and sweet cooking for the breast meat I say..but I could be wrong and frequently am ...so if you have done it successfully go for it ...

but really it takes like 15 min to make a stir fry currry with all the ingredients Cali was so kind to list in her recipe

[Lyssie]

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Ohhh.. that's not that long... can we mix everything up and let it marinate then before frying if doing breasts?? Cause the slow cooker makes the meat soak up more stuff.. at least I thought that was the point...

[julirama723]

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I ALWAYS marinate my breasts <expecting a comment from Lyssie on this one> in whatever flavor I'll be cooking them in. For stir fry, I marinate them in the stir fry sauce. So for this, what would you suggest? Coconut milk + seasonings? But what would the acidic agent be...