Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken

If you're looking for a quick, healthy and easy recipe then you need this Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken recipe! This dish comes together in 20 minutes and you only need 6 simple ingredients to make it.

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• What is Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken?
• How do you steam chicken?
• Ingredients for Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken
• Instructions for Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken
• Substitutions
• Storage
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• Food safety

What is Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken?

Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken is exactly what it sounds like! It's simply yellow curry paste simmered with chicken stock and coconut milk to create a rich, creamy saucy broth that you pour over steamed chicken. You can mix it up with any other protein you prefer (tofu would work perfectly too for a vegan option) and it makes for a super easy and delicious weeknight dinner.

How do you steam chicken?

Steaming is one of my favourite ways to cook chicken! Steaming allows the chicken to hold all of its nutrients as well as all of its moisture. So you are left with a more tender and flavourful piece of meat!

Here's my 3 simple steps to steaming chicken

1. Before its time to steam your chicken breast/begin cooking your recipe, take the chicken out of the fridge for 1 hour so its not so cold. It will help the chicken breast cook more evenly and quicker
   
2. When it's time to steam your chicken, make sure the water is already boiling in the bottom of the steamer, and that you lay a piece of baking paper down for the chicken to sit on so it doesn't get stuck to the steamer.
   Depending on the size of your chicken breast, it may take 14 minutes to cook or it could take up to 20 minutes to cook. Always double check that the chicken is cooked all the way through before serving!
   
3. Once the chicken is cooked, let it rest on a plate or board for 5 minutes before slicing. When chicken (and any meat) is heated, moisture is released, so allowing it to rest and cool for 5 minutes will allow the moisture to be locked in, preventing a dry, tough piece of chicken!

Another favourite recipe of mine is this Chinese Inspired Steamed Chicken with Green Sauce. It comes together just as easy as this recipe and is packed with flavour!

Ingredients for Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken

• Chicken Breast: the perfect high protein ingredient and base of this delicious recipe
• Yellow Curry Paste: we are cheating a little here, but honestly why not use a pre-made curry paste? they are 10x easier and usually taste better anyway!
• Chicken Stock: to boost the flavour. The saltiness of the stock will bring out all the flavours in the curry paste and coconut milk
• Coconut Milk: to make the sauce super lush and creamy
• Fresh Coriander: I personally think any curry tastes so much butter with a sprinkle of fresh coriander leaves. It breaks through the creaminess of the sauce too

See recipe card for quantities.

What brand of curry paste should I use?

I always opt for the Maesri curry pastes. You can find them at both Coles and Woolworths (the Yellow Curry Paste is new to Woolworths, I haven't seen the Yellow one at Coles yet because I haven't visited recently). When I've talked about Maesri on instagram, I've heard so much great feedback! Their curry pastes are typically the cheapest and taste the most authentic.

I use one whole tin for this recipe. If you can't find this brand or want to use a different brand, I would recommend just throwing in the whole jar/tin of whatever brand you get. So if you can only find a jar that's say 200g, just use all 200g. You may as well get as much flavour as you can!

What brand of coconut milk is best?

I've only recently realised how much better the Ayam Coconut Milk is than other brands. Ayam's Coconut Milk just uses two ingredients, coconut kernel extract and water (as opposed to other brands that use thickeners/binders etc).

But I don't like it just for its simple ingredients, I love it because it's suuuper thick and creamy. I had some flour on standby to thicken the sauce if needed, but this coconut milk is so thick and creamy already so there was no need.

Instructions for Yellow Curry Sauce on Chicken

Hint: Let the chicken rest and cool for 5 minutes before slicing! This will keep the chicken moist and tender

Substitutions

• Vegan Option - Use tofu in place of chicken and a vegetable stock to easily make this dish vegan
• Different Curry: You can use red or green curry paste too if you prefer!

Storage

Store the rice, curry sauce and chicken separately for up to 3 days

You could freeze the sauce and chicken for a few months in the freezer too.

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Food safety

We sometimes take for a granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. Add to, or remove from, the list below with health and safety tips.

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.