Chicken and Green Bean Thai Curry
with farro

Name: Chicken and Green Bean Thai Curry
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Semi-pearled / husked farro ((make sure you get the semi-pearled / pearled variety or it will take 1 hour to cook. If you can't find farro, sub quinoa)); 1 Onions, chopped; 1 lb Green beans, trimmed; 1 1/2 lbs Skinless chicken thighs, chopped; 1 can Coconut milk ((light is fine but I prefer the full-fat variety)); 2 Tbsp Green or yellow curry paste; 1 1/2 cups Chicken stock; 2 Tbsp Fish sauce; 1 Tbsp Brown sugar; 1 Limes, wedges; 2 sprigs Basil (opt), leaves

Active: 15 min Total: 30 min

Original

Curry sauces instantly add flavor and depth to any ingredient you put into it. For this meal, enjoy simple chicken thighs and green beans in a creamy coconut curry sauce. Healthy whole grain farro is the perfect chewy accompaniment for a curry sauce.

Dependency

Farro Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Mushrooms

Proteins

Chicken, non-ground

Cuisines

American

Ingredients

Metric

Servings:

Chicken and Green Bean Thai curry:

Semi-pearled / husked farro - 1 cup ((make sure you get the <a href="http://amzn.to/13Fyzgn" target="blank">semi-pearled / pearled variety</a> or it will take 1 hour to cook. If you can't find farro, sub quinoa))
Onions - 1 , chopped
Green beans - 1 lb , trimmed
Skinless chicken thighs - 1 1/2 lbs , chopped
Coconut milk - 1 can ((light is fine but I prefer the full-fat variety))
Green or yellow curry paste - 2 Tbsp
Chicken stock - 1 1/2 cups
Fish sauce - 2 Tbsp
Brown sugar - 1 Tbsp
Limes - 1 , wedges
Basil (opt) - 2 sprigs , leaves

Prep

Farro - If you made this with last night's dinner, you're done! Otherwise, farro cooks like pasta. Bring 2 quarts (1.9 liters) of water to boil, salt, and then add dried farro. It'll take about 25 minutes to cook. Drain
Onions / Green beans - Prep as directed
Chicken - Chop into bite-sized pieces

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Make

Heat a 3 quart (2.84 liters) saucepan or Dutch oven over med-high heat. Pour in half a can of coconut milk and whisk in 2 tbs. (30 ml) of curry paste. Simmer for ~1 minute
Add chopped onions and simmer for another ~3 minutes. Next add chicken and cook for another ~3 minutes. Add in remainder of coconut milk, stock, fish sauce, and brown sugar. Cover and bring to a boil
Lower heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for an additional 8 to 10 minutes. Add in green beans in the last 5 minutes of cooking
Finish curry with juice from half a lime. Season to taste with more fish sauce (if it's not salty enough), sweetener (if it's not sweet enough), curry paste (for more herb notes), or lime juice (if it's not tart enough). Add in basil leaves, if using
Ladle heaping spoonfuls over farro

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