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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Creamy Thai Chicken Curry

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Niamh Walsh
School
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry
Teacher
Mrs McElhinny Key Stage 4

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp five–spice powder

½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp freshly grated ginger

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 tbsp soy sauce

750g boneless and skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2.5cm pieces

250ml chicken broth or stock

1 tsp curry powder

1 red pepper

200ml coconut milk

200ml Northern Ireland low–fat milk

250g broccoli, cut into bit size pieces

250g carrots, cut into 2.5cm pieces

110g water chestnuts

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Niamh Walsh
School
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry
Teacher
Mrs McElhinny Key Stage 4

Method

Heat oil in a wok, stir in the five–spice powder, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper and soy sauce. Mix well.

Add the chicken, cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly until the chicken is lightly browned and well coated with spices.

Add the chicken stock, curry powder and red pepper – stir to mix well.

Reduce the heat, simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the broccoli, carrots and water chestnuts, coconut milk and low fat milk and bring to the boil.

Cook vegetables and sauce until vegetables are tender but crisp (5 minutes).

Served with turmeric–flavoured rice.