Gaeng Gai
Poultry dishes
Entree
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Recipe from Thailand for 4 persons
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Ingredients
4 tbsp oil
10 dried birdseye chilis (more or less to taste, this is medium hot)
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1 tsp galangal
1 sprig lemongrass, chopped
4 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander
6 lime leaves
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp ground cilantro/coriander seeds
2 tbsp fishsauce (nam pla)
1 tsp gr. cumin
1 tsp salt
3 chickenbreasts, sliced
5 ounces bambooshoots
1 pint coconutmilk
20 thai basil leaves
Preparation
Heat oil and stir fry chilis, onion, garlic for a minute or 2. Add galangal, lemongrass, coriander, limeleaes, cumin, gr. coriander, sugar, fishsauce and salt. Stir fry another 2 mins. Add chicken and stir around for a minute. Add bamboo and milk, leave to simmer for about 10-15 mins, until chicken is done. Tear up basil and stir through hot sauce.
This dish is best if you cool it down now and heat it up again tomorrow!
Serve with rice.