These inexperienced curry hen skewers are as vibrant as they’re scrumptious. Marinated in a deeply flavorful coconut inexperienced curry marinade and topped with a creamy coconut sauce, I really like serving these as a handheld appetizer or over a mattress of rice as a fundamental dish. I can’t wait so that you can strive these 🥰
That is certainly one of my favourite recipes that Linley has developed just lately! These attractive inexperienced curry hen skewers are tremendous flavorful because of a do-it-yourself inexperienced curry hen marinade and a yummy coconut drizzle that you simply add proper earlier than serving. Plus, to make issues much more thrilling, the hen will get skewered earlier than cooking to make cute little handheld kebabs that make for the proper fundamental or dish to cross at a yard BBQ.
I really like how cheap hen is and the way straightforward it’s to taste up. The curry sauce makes the hen thighs tremendous moist and flavorful, plus you get that tremendous vivid inexperienced colour 😀
Just a little little bit of char from the grill or grill pan makes these the final spring or summer season skewers which are straightforward (handheld!) to cross round at any get collectively.
Pair your curry hen kabobs with SO many alternative sides like my foil pack grilled potatoes, ginger pea salad or just sticky rice and stir fry veggies.
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Rooster thighs: we advocate utilizing boneless, skinless hen thighs, however boneless breasts or tenderloins will work, too.
Inexperienced Thai curry paste: that is what’s going to give your hen marinade its superb colour — and taste! Whereas crimson curry paste will work, it can change the flavour profile of those skewers (in addition to the colour!).
Coconut milk: you’ll want this for each the hen marinade and the coconut sauce that you simply drizzle over it earlier than serving. It provides deep taste in addition to retains this dish dairy free!
Contemporary lemongrass: all you want is a few 1-inch chunk of recent lemongrass for each the marinade and the coconut sauce.
Tools You Want
- Forged iron skillet or grill pan: The important thing to getting your hen completely crispy with out over-cooking or drying out.
- Skewers: You’ll want these to assemble your hen skewers for cooking. Metallic or wood will each work. And no must soak wood skewers earlier than assembling until you’re planning to cook dinner over an open flame on the grill.
In line with the USDA, the protected cooking temperature for poultry is 165ºF.
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Why ought to I marinate my hen?
A marinade goes to infuse your hen with a lot taste. Consider it as a taste tub 😀 I like to recommend marinating these skewers within the curry marinade for not less than an hour or as much as in a single day for additional taste infusion.
Storage Instructions
These hen skewers are finest loved instantly after cooking, however leftovers could be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. Simply pull the hen off the skewers and permit to totally cool earlier than storing.
Serving Options
These inexperienced curry skewers would style unbelievable over a mattress of white rice with a serving of my ginger pea salad. Attempt my sticky rice, cilantro lime rice, or cauliflower rice recipes. You possibly can additionally serve these skewers alongside your favourite stir fry veggies or with a facet of Steamed Broccoli. Yum!
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Add the hen thighs to a pan, therapeutic massage the coarse salt into the hen and put aside.
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Add the Thai curry paste, coconut milk, lime juice, cilantro, lemongrass, garlic, oil, and salt to a small blender or meals processor and course of till clean and creamy.
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Stir the hen within the marinade till it’s fully coated by the marinade. Stick a skewer by means of the size of the hen thigh. Repeat till all the hen has been skewered.
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Pour the marinade over the hen. Cowl the pan and let the hen marinate within the fridge for 1 hour or as much as in a single day for additional flavorful hen.
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Whereas the hen is marinating, put together the sauce. Warmth the oil in a small saucepan. Add the inexperienced onion and lemon grass and season with salt. Saute for 2-3 minutes after which add the coconut milk and chili paste. Whisk to mix. Deliver the coconut milk to a delicate simmer over medium/excessive warmth. Flip the warmth to low and preserve the sauce heat till able to serve.
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Take away the hen from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 10-Quarter-hour.
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Warmth 1-2 tablespoons of avocado oil in a big skillet over medium/excessive warmth. Add the hen skewers and sear them for 3-6 minutes on both sides or till the interior temperature of the hen reaches 165ºF. Make sure to transfer the hen across the first minute to ensure it doesn’t keep on with the pan.
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Take away the hen from the warmth and serve with the coconut sauce. Choice to serve the hen over coconut rice.
- Coconut rice cooking methodology: Add the jasmine rice, coconut milk, and water to a saucepan and blend. Deliver to a boil over medium/excessive warmth. Scale back warmth to low, cowl. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or till the liquid is dissolved and the rice is tender however not mushy. Take away from warmth and fluff with a fork.
- Rooster breasts can be utilized instead of hen thighs, however we advise pounding them or slicing them into tenders earlier than skewering them.
Energy: 393 kcal, Carbohydrates: 28 g, Protein: 25 g, Fats: 20 g, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 0.4 g
Vitamin data is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Pictures: pictures taken on this publish are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.
