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Thai Kitchen: Thai cooking made easy!

Posted by on Jun 24, 2009 in Food & Drink Reviews, Giveaways, Life, Recipes | 193 comments

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thai kitchenI love, love, LOVE Thai cuisine. There’s a great little restaurant about half a mile away from my house that has the best buffet on the weekends. Pad Thai noodles, Tom Kha Gai soup, Panang Curry… you name it. Just thinking about it is making my mouth water!

Although I walk through the international section of the grocery store often, I’ve always been intimidated by all the products available, so I’ve never tried to make Thai food myself. Unfortunately we can’t go out to eat as often as I’d like anymore, so when I was given the opportunity to try out a selection of Thai Kitchen products I got all excited and hungry and stuff. What’s new, right?

After making Red Curry Chicken for dinner the other night, I’m pleasantly surprised by how simple and affordable it is. At $2.19 for coconut milk, $3.79 for curry paste, $3.79 for fish sauce, and $3.09 for a box of Jasmine rice, the ingredients that I have to buy to feed a family of four cost less than one meal at a restaurant. That doesn’t include the chicken, sugar, or basil, but it still ends up being a great deal, especially considering how much curry paste and fish sauce I have left over. I hope the following video shows you just how easy it is to make Thai in the comfort of your own kitchen, for a fraction of what it would cost at a restaurant.

 

 

Here’s the recipe so you can try it yourself:

Red Curry Chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes ~  Cook Time: 15 minutes

1 can (14 ounces) Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk, divided
2 tablespoons Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 pound cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/4 cup chopped fresh Thai basil
2 tablespoons Thai Kitchen Premium Fish Sauce

1. Bring 1/2 of the coconut milk to simmer in large skillet on medium heat. Stir in curry paste until well blended. Add remaining coconut milk and sugar; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes.

2. Stir in chicken. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken is heated through. Stir in basil and fish sauce.

3. Serve with cooked Thai Kitchen Jasmine Rice. Garnish with additional basil and red chile slices, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Will I change anything when I make this recipe again? Yes, I’ll be adding more curry paste! By using two tablespoons in the sauce, I found it to have just a hint of spice and I like it HOT. But I must say I’m very happy with the quality of the Thai Kitchen products. The coconut milk is delicious, and the Jasmine rice turned out perfectly cooked and oh-so-fluffy.

You can find this recipe, as well as one for Red Curry Vegetables, on the Thai Kitchen website. There are dozens of recipes for amazing appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, desserts, drinks, and more. I always wondered what went into a Thai Iced Tea. :)

Thai Kitchen products can be found in the Asian/Ethnic/International food aisle of most grocery stores, including Whole Foods, Safeway, Albertson’s, Wal-Mart, Shop Rite, HEB, Costco, and Harris Teeter. For a bigger selection, check out Thai Kitchen’s new online store.
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A huge thanks to  Mom Fuse and Thai Kitchen for this fun review op! My four-year old wants me to continue my “cooking show” so now I have to figure out what I’m going to make next…

Giveaway time! Two readers will each win a copy of the Thai Kitchen Cookbook so that you can see for yourself how easy Thai cooking can be.

To enter, please visit www.realasianmadesimple.com and leave a comment below with the name of a recipe that you would like to try.

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  3. Peggy Gorman / July 3, 2009

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  9. Sheila R / July 4, 2009

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  11. Erma / July 4, 2009

    I would love to try the Soy Ginger Noodles with Shrimp & Vegetables.

  12. Andria / July 4, 2009

    The Chili garlic with ground pork sound delicious. Thank you.

  13. Andria / July 4, 2009

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  15. Norris Hall / July 4, 2009

    Here’s a great Thai cooking website
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    Not onloy recipes but a video for each one

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  18. Michelle Hohertz / July 4, 2009

    I’d like to try the sweet & sour pineapple chicken recipe from their website. Especially now that pineapples are in season :)

  19. patrick m / July 4, 2009

    soy ginger noodles with shrimp and veggies..thai food is the best..

  20. Marianna / July 4, 2009

    I’d love to try the Spicy Pork Noodle Soup

  21. Maja / July 4, 2009

    spicy pork noodle soup

  22. Kate / July 4, 2009

    The sweet & sour pineapple chicken sounds AMAZING! THanks!!

  23. Carolsue / July 4, 2009

    I LOVE Thai food! The Shrimp Papaya curry sounds good!
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  24. Carolsue / July 4, 2009

    Oops, I meant Shrimp Papaya SALAD.

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  29. Tricia Z / July 4, 2009

    I would like to try the coconut ginger soup- I love coconut milk! Thank you !

  30. Stacey M / July 4, 2009

    I would like to try Pad Thai Noodles with Vegetables.

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  33. kathy pease / July 4, 2009

    id love to try the Seared Scallops with Jack Daniels Coconut Sauce

  35. Ed Valente / July 4, 2009

    I’d love to try the Curry Turkey Burgers. Sounds like a great way to spice up the summer.

  36. Storm / July 4, 2009

    I would like to try Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken! Yummy!
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  37. Jennifer Jozwiak / July 4, 2009

    I’d like to try the chili-garlic noodles with ground pork.

  38. Melanie / July 4, 2009

    I would like to try the Pad Thai with Vegetables.

  39. Donna Holmberg / July 4, 2009

    That Spicy Pork Noodle Soup from Shanghai sounds delicious, so I’m going to try that one. I love Thai food, and use their products all the time to recreate tastes my husband and I discovered during the 4 days we were in Bangkok, Thailand for our Honeymoon.

  40. Donna Holmberg / July 4, 2009

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  44. christopher h / July 4, 2009

    love to try Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken

  45. Samantha / July 4, 2009

    The Pad Thai Noodles with Vegetables minus the shrimp sounds delicious.

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  48. Nancy Sordetto / July 5, 2009

    I’d like to try the Thai Chicken Salad, which sounds a bit more adventurous than the standard Chinese Chicken Salad.

  49. R Hicks / July 5, 2009

    I would love to try their curry turkey burger recipe

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