sweet potato – Audrey's 74 A blog by Giulia Doyle Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.17 Slowcooker Chicken Curry with Sweet Potato /2014/11/19/slowcooker-chicken-curry-with-sweet-potato/ Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:57:48 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=3359 Chicken Curry with Sweet potatoIt’ that time of year again. It’s dark outside all the time (at least when I’m home), there’s a chill in the air and bits of snow have fallen. All we really want to do is cuddle up in blankets and binge watch Scandal (which I just started this fall, so I have lots of content to catch up on). But since I do have some adult responsibilities and need to feed my kids a nourishing meal, I can’t completely go into hibernation. This is where the slow cooker comes in – throw everything into the pot in the morning, head to work and come home to the beautiful scent of curried, melt in your mouth chicken!Chicken Curry with Sweet potato

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Slowcooker Chicken Curry with Sweet Potato

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours, 20 minutes

Yield: 8-10 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of frozen boneless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup of red curry paste
  • 1 pound of peeled and sliced sweet potatoes
  • 2 cans of coconut milk
  • 2 cup of chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons of minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon of corn starch (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of lime juice
  • Chili pepper, sliced thin
  • Green Onions, sliced
  • Mint
  • Cilantro or flat leaf parsley

Instructions

  1. Place frozen chicken on the bottom of your slow cooker. Add red curry paste and toss until spread out a bit. Add sweet potatoes.
  2. Cover chicken and potatoes with coconut milk and broth. Stir in minced ginger.
  3. Let cook on low for 8 hours.
  4. If you want a thicker sauce, stir cornstarch into your mixture. Stir in fish sauce, sugar and lime juice. Combine well.
  5. Garnish with chili, green onions, mint and cilantro to your liking. Serve on it's own or with rice.
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]]> Yellow Curry Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk /2014/02/17/yellow-curry-sweet-potato-soup-with-coconut-milk/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:48:27 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=2640 curried sweet potato soup Audrey'sIt’s still cold around here, lot’s of snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures. Adding a little bit of heat to our soup, seemed like a good idea.

This turned out to be a perfect velvety soup with lots of depth, just the right amount of heat, creaminess from the coconut milk and a bit of brightness from the lime and mint. This recipe is incredibly easy and adapts simply if you are a vegetarian by omitting the fish sauce and using vegetable broth. Serve it hot, or even at room temperature, which makes it perfect to bring to work on a busy day.

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Yellow Curry Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: Serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1-2 tablespoons of store-bought yellow curry paste (depending on how hot you like things)
  • 1 tablespoon of minced ginger
  • About 2 lbs of sweet potatoes (6 cups), peeled and cubed
  • 2 kafir lime leaves (optional)
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • 4-6 cups of chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of lime juice
  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Mint leaves
  • Chopped green onions

Instructions

  1. In a large stockpot, heat vegetable oil on medium heat. Add onion and garlic until onion is soft, 1-2 minutes. Don't brown the onion or garlic. Add curry paste and ginger and combine well with onion and garlic.
  2. Add cubed sweet potato and stir until covered in curry/ginger mixture. Add kafir leaves if using. Add coconut milk and stock until sweet potatoes are covered with liquid. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat to medium and cover. Let simmer 20-25 minutes until sweet potatoes are soft and break apart when squished with a spoon.
  3. Tun off heat and let cool slightly and remove kafir leaves. With an immersion blender or a mixer, blend until soup is a creamy consistency. Add more stock if you like your soup more liquid. If using a mixer, blend in batches and watch out for the hot liquid and steam.
  4. Once you have the consistency you like, put back in pot. Stir in fish sauce, coconut sugar and lime juice. Serve in bowls and garnish with cilantro, mint and green onions.
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