Pineapple Thai Curry

One of my favorite meals to make is curry. I grew up eating Japanese curry and had never tried Thai food until I started college.  Thai food is now one of my favorites. My husband was the one who taught me how to make Thai curry. Actually, I think it's the only meal he has ever cooked for me. Anyways, before we started dating, we were part of the same dinner group.  One time he made Thai curry and everyone loved it. We actually liked it so much, we requested he make it each time he cooked. It is still a favorite in our home.

Curry is like soup, you can add whatever veggies that you have on hand. Hope you enjoy one of our family favorites.

Ingredients

 

1 can Lite Coconut Milk

2 Tbsp Yellow Curry Paste

1 Tbsp Fish Oil

2 potatoes, peeled and diced

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 green bell pepper, diced

1 onion chopped

1 cup crushed or chunks of Pineapple

3 Chicken Breasts, diced

2 Tbsp Sugar

Salt to Taste

Green Onions (only the green part)

Rice

Directions
I first start by cooking my potatoes in a little water to soften them so that they are up to speed with the rest of my vegetables. After they are starting to soften, I pull them out.

Pour 1/2 a can of coconut milk into a big pan. Add in curry paste and fish oil. If you don't like things very spicy cut back on the amount of curry paste. If you like things hot, then add a little more. I like things medium hot and 2 Tbsp was perfect. Stir in the curry paste, until it is dissolved. Add in the potatoes, bell peppers, onion, and pineapple. Bring to a boil.

Add the rest of the coconut milk along with the raw diced chicken. Let the chicken cook for about 8 minutes. After 8 minutes add the sugar and turn to low. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer.   It's good to let everything sit and  absorb the flavor of the curry. Simmer on low for at least 15 minutes. Salt to taste (I usually add about 1 Tbsp).  Serve over rice and sprinkle with green onions.

**You can easily make this vegetarian. I have substituted black beans for the chicken and it tastes just as good.

Pad Thai Siam

Pad Thai Siam
934 N. State Street
Orem, UT 84057

My family enjoys Thai food. One of the few meals my husband cooks is Thai curry, and when we hear about a new Thai restaurant we are excited to try it out.

What We Got..

Massaman Curry with Chicken ($8.50). Massaman curry isn't my favorite type of curry, but my husband always chooses it (I prefer yellow and red curry better). I thought it was ok and my husband commented that he felt like we got the bottom of the pot. Meaning, there wasn't as many veggies but more of the curry sauce.

I was disappointed with the curry when I expected it to come out looking like this picture but you can see what we got.  Maybe more consistency in presentation?

Pad Thai with Beef ($8.50). The portion sizes are very generous. Some of the best pad thai I have had. I would recommend this dish to anyone. 

Service...
The service was Excellent. The waitress took our orders quickly and our food came out just as quick.

Overall... Yellow-Green Light.  It was good Thai food but consistency at a restaurant is expected especially with the pictures that are posted on their website. I recommend the pad thai, but I still like Bangkok Grill a little more. I'll be back though because I want to give their pineapple curry a shot.

Scale Rating Descriptions

Green Light: I'll be coming through all the time, call me a regular, recommend to everyone and all, I"ll crave this place when I'm pregnant, loved it!

Yellow Light: I'll be slow to go through,  I'd go back if someone suggested it,  nothing special, not something I'm going to crave, it was ok.

Red Light: STOP! Don't go, tried it once and that's enough, warn people not to go, thinking about it brings back bad memories, didn't like it.