Thai Red Chicken Panang Curry with Brown Basmati Rice & Cashews

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Ready in 20 High protein 1/3 daily fibre New 6 plants

Thai Red Chicken Panang Curry with Brown Basmati Rice & Cashews

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Cuisine: Thai
Food group: Poultry

This fragrant curry is made with Wild Rice's authentic Thai sauces to help you get dinner on the table fast! Simply simmer tender free-range British chicken in a creamy Panang curry sauce, infused with authentic aromatic spices, alongside vibrant peppers and leafy pak choi. Dish up with fluffy brown basmati rice and finish with crunchy cashews for garnish.

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Before you start

  • Pull out 2 large frying pans & a measuring jug

Get started

  • Heat a large frying pan with 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and fry for 9 mins. Season with salt and pepper
  • Meanwhile, thinly slice the peppers and onion. Trim and cut the pak choi into bite-sized pieces, keeping the stalks and leaves separate. Halve the lime

Build the dish

  • Add the pepper and onion to the chicken pan and cook for a further 5 mins, until softened
  • Stir in the Panang curry sauce, creamed coconut and 150ml water. Bring to a simmer, stir to dissolve the coconut and cook for 3-4 mins, until the chicken is cooked through

Cook the rice & finish the curry

  • Meanwhile, heat the other large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pak choi stalks and cook for 2-3 mins, until softening. Add the rice and break it up with a wooden spoon. Add a splash of water and cook for 2-3 mins, until piping hot. Season with salt
  • Stir the pak choi leaves into the curry with a squeeze of lime juice. Season to taste

Plate up

  • Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
  • Serve the Panang curry into bowls, with the rice alongside. Scatter over the cashews and serve with the remaining lime, cut into wedges

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