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Thailand
Steamed Curried Chicken
Ingredients
1/2 tbsp. red curry paste
50 g. filleted chicken, or fish
1 cup coconut cream
1/2 tsp. rice flour
1 egg
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. oyster sauce
1 tsp. sugar
7 sweet basil leaves
1 leaf of shredded cabbage
1 tbsp. shredded kaffir-lime leaves
1 finely sliced red chilli
1 banana leaf cup
     aka. an aluminium foil bowl
Steamed Curried Chicken - Thailand
Method
1. Cut chicken into small peices: Slice fish fillets into thin slices.
2. Skim 3/4 cup coconut cream from the coconut milk, add rice flour.
   Bring to the boil, remove from the heat and set aside for topping.
3. In the bowl, break the egg in, add chicken or fish, curry paste, soysauce, oyster sauce and
sugar.
4. Place the cabbage and sweet basil leaves in the bottom of the banana leaf cup.
5. Fill each cup with the spice mixture, topping with kaffir lime leaves and red chilli and steam for
   15 minutes.
6. Remove the cup from the steamer, top with coconut cream.
7.Return to the steamer to steam for one minute, and then remove from Steamer.
 
Tips:
Fresh milk may be a substitute for coconut cream.