Chicken Amok with Rice

Rating:

apples-green

Created by:

QAST
Total time:
50 min
Preparation:
20 min
Cooking:
30 min
Serves:
10

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Ingredients

1.5KgChicken thigh, skinless & boneless
1Fresh Lemon grass tube (use fresh lemon grass if available)
4tbspGarlic, crushed
1.5tbspTurmeric
4tspFish sauce
2tspPalm sugar
6Potatoes, Medium sized, peeled & chopped into bite size
6Carrots, large, peeled and chopped
2canLight Coconut cream can
1cupwhite rice, cooked
2Bok or Pad Choy bunch, roughly chopped
1Spring onions, bunch, chopped
1tbspolive oil
1broccoli bunch, steamed
4tbspginger

Method

  1. Add a small amount of olive oil to a sausepan, add spices and spring onions until fragrant.
  2. Add chicken, coat chicken in the spice mix. Then, add light coconut cream and vegetables (not Bok choy).
  3. Simmer on slow heat until potato and carrots are soft
  4. Add Bok choy and sugar 5 minutes before you are ready to serve.
  5. Stir through fish sauce just before taking off heat.
  6. Serve with white rice (1 cup per serve), garnish with steamed broccoli.

Recipe description

Submitted by Caloundra Christian College. Amok is traditionally mild and slightly sweet with a strong lemongrass and coconut flavour complimented by turmeric. Very commonly served also with fish instead of chicken in Cambodia.

Variations

If you like a touch of heat, add a small amount of chilli when adding other spices.

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