Thai Yellow Curry

also called gaeng karee · kaeng kari · gang garee · gaeng kari gai · yellow curry · yellow curry chicken

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Thai Yellow Curry: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
28 oz(800 mL; two cans, unshaken)coconut milkcrack the cream 5 minfry the paste 3 minsimmer 25 minseasonfinish off the heat
1/4 cup(60 g)Thai yellow curry paste
1 1/2 lb(680 g; bone-in, cut through the bone)chicken thighs
12 oz(340 g; in 1 1/2-in chunks)Yukon Gold potatoes
1(in thick wedges)yellow onion
1 cup(240 mL)chicken stock
2 Tbsfish sauce
1 Tbspalm sugar
1 Tbslime juice
1/4 cup(chopped)cilantro
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Pans and tools

1crack the cream 5 min

2fry the paste 3 min

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3simmer 25 min

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4season

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5finish off the heat

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 33 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 50 min.

  1. crack the cream 5 min

    5 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. fry the paste 3 min

    3 minneeds you5 min in

  3. simmer 25 min

    25 minwalk away8 min in

  4. season

    not timed33 min in

  5. finish off the heat

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Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them.

You'll need dutch oven

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>> title: Thai Yellow Curry
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: chicken, coconut, thai, potatoes, curry
>> counters: Thai Kitchen
>> aka: gaeng karee, kaeng kari, gang garee, gaeng kari gai, yellow curry, yellow curry chicken
>> servings: 4
>> time: 50 min
>> step.1: crack the cream 5 min
>> step.2: fry the paste 3 min
>> step.3: simmer 25 min
>> step.4: season
>> step.5: finish off the heat

Fry the thick cream spooned off the top of @coconut milk{28%oz}(800 mL; two cans, unshaken) in a #dutch oven{} over medium heat for ~fry{5%min}, until it splits and beads its own oil.

Fry @Thai yellow curry paste{1/4%cup}(60 g) into @&(~1)cracked cream{} for ~fry{3%min}, until the turmeric darkens and the oil runs gold.

Simmer @chicken thighs{1 1/2%lb}(680 g; bone-in, cut through the bone), @Yukon Gold potatoes{12%oz}(340 g; in 1 1/2-in chunks), @yellow onion{1}(in thick wedges) and @chicken stock{1%cup}(240 mL) with @&(~1)fried paste{} and the rest of both cans for ~simmer{25%min}, until a knife slides out of a potato on its own.

Season @&(~1)curry{} with @fish sauce{2%Tbs} and @palm sugar{1%Tbs}. This is the gentle one on the board — nobody orders a yellow curry for heat.

Finish @&(~1)curry{} off the heat with @lime juice{1%Tbs} and @cilantro{1/4%cup}(chopped).