Coconut Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp coconut oil

4 cloves of garlic

1 med. onion

3 ribs of celery, sliced

2 in. ginger, peeled, grated

4 carrots, shredded

1 tsp. Fish Sauce (opt.)

1 Tbsp. Tai Kitchen green curry paste

1 cup green beans

1 can coconut milk

1 box chicken broth

1 head of cauliflower

1 lb cubed chicken

Leaves of fresh basil, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large frying pan on Medium high.

2. Add garlic first and stir for 10 to 20 seconds before it burns. Add onions stir for 1min. Then add celery stir for 4 min until crisp-tender.

3. Add carrots and ginger. Stir for 5min.

4. Add Fish Sauce, curry, 1 cup of broth, and green beans. 

5. Cover and let cook for 5 min. 

6. Shake can of coconut milk then add to pan. Next add the remaining broth. 

7. Bring to low boil then add meat and caulifower. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and let cook for 15-20min.

8. Put into bowl with fresh sliced basil and rice noodles or rice. Sprinkle with sea salt to taste.

I enjoyed it as a soup (w/out grains) and my family enjoyed it with Vermicelli Noodles. Or it would be great over rice, quinoa, or whatever you prefer.

*There is very little heat (just about none) I prefer more heat, so add some kind of peppers, for more flavor don't go easy on the garlic or ginger. Add or change any veggies to your liking. Something like this is always better the next day after all the flavors have time to soak in. I really enjoyed our leftovers for breakfast...I couldn't wait to save it for lunch!

Green Curry paste with simple and flavorful ingredients.

If you don't make and use your own homemade broth, then this is a very fast and easy alternative. Ingredients are good and a box of this at Costco is a great buy.

I make sure to buy coconut milk with no preservatives. I really like this brand, plus it's a BPA Free can. Another good brand is Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk Unsweetened (coconut milk, water, guar gum). Many other brands of coconut milk, especially the inexpensive kinds contain metabisulfites. Read about it here. I also put the can in the fridge to use the cream that separates to the top to use in my smoothies and also to make coconut whip cream.

**This is an altered recipe I came up with from a previous recipe. I'm doing a cleanse that is restoring the health of my gut. Lots of good soups to make. Check out www.livehealthwise.com for other good recipes.