Description
Filipino Style Chicken Curry is a comforting and vibrant dish that combines tender chicken with a rich coconut milk sauce infused with aromatic spices. With its delightful balance of sweet and savory flavors, this recipe transforms everyday ingredients into a restaurant-quality meal perfect for family gatherings or impressing friends. Easy to prepare and endlessly customizable, each bite offers a taste of the Philippines that will leave everyone wanting more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs boneless chicken thighs
- 1 can (13.5 oz) full-fat coconut milk
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp yellow curry powder
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients by chopping onions, mincing garlic, and grating ginger.
- In a large pot over medium heat, sauté onions in oil until soft and translucent. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
- Add chicken thighs to the pot and brown all sides without fully cooking them.
- Stir in yellow curry powder to coat the chicken evenly.
- Pour in coconut milk, soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar; bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes until chicken is tender.
- Serve hot over steamed rice or warm naan.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (245g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg