Chicken with coconut curry sauce

2 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Chicken breast halves skinned and boned
2teaspoonsVegetable oil
1largeGreen onion, chopped
2teaspoonsCurry paste
(like Thai Red Curry Base)
cupCanned chicken broth
½cupCanned unsweetened
Coconut milk
1tablespoonLime juice

Directions

Place chicken between sheets of waxed paper. Using mallet or rolling pin, pound chicken to even ½-inch thickness. Peel off paper.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large non-stick skillet over high heat. Add chicken; saute until brown and almost cooked through, about 2 min per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Add green onion and curry paste to skillet. Stir 1 min.. Add broth; boil until reduced to glaze, about 1 min. Add coconut milk; cook until sauce coats spoon, stirring constantly, about 1 min. Mix in lime juice. Return chicken and any collected juices to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 2 min. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon sauce over, dividing equally.

Bon Appetit

Best of the Year

January 1996

Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 12-27-95