Roast Chicken Over Thai Green Curry Rice

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel the sweet potato.
  2. 2Dice the sweet potato into small cubes.
  3. 3Chop the shallots.
  4. 4Add the chopped shallots to a pot with some oil and cook.
  5. 5Add the diced sweet potato to the pot with the shallots.
  6. 6Slice and chop the garlic.
  7. 7Add the chopped garlic to the pot with the other vegetables.
  8. 8Dice the courgette.
  9. 9Add the diced courgette to the pot.
  10. 10Stir all the vegetables together in the pot.
  11. 11Add green curry paste to the vegetables in the pot.
  12. 12Stir the curry paste into the vegetables.
  13. 13Add the solid part of the coconut milk to the pot.
  14. 14Stir the coconut milk into the mixture.
  15. 15Pour the liquid part of the coconut milk into the pot.
  16. 16Place a whole chicken on top of the vegetable and curry mixture in the pot.
  17. 17Drizzle oil over the chicken.
  18. 18Season the chicken with salt.
  19. 19Place the pot with the chicken into the oven to bake.
  20. 20Remove the cooked chicken from the pot and place it on a roasting rack.
  21. 21Squeeze lime juice into the curry mixture.
  22. 22Add leftover cooked rice to the curry mixture in the pot.
  23. 23Stir the rice into the curry mixture.
  24. 24Add spinach to the pot.
  25. 25Stir the spinach into the mixture.
  26. 26Place the chicken back on top of the rice and curry mixture in the pot.
  27. 27Return the pot to the oven until the chicken skin is crispy.
  28. 28Drain any remaining juices from the chicken into the pot.
  29. 29Add chopped herbs to the pot and stir.
  30. 30Shred some of the cooked chicken meat and add it back into the curry rice mixture.
  31. 31Stir the shredded chicken meat into the rice.
  32. 32Serve the chicken leg over the Thai green curry rice.
  33. 33Add a side of shredded cabbage as a garnish.

Ingredients

  • Sweet potato
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Courgette
  • Shallots
  • Green curry paste
  • 1 tin Coconut milk
  • Whole chicken
  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Lime
  • Rice
  • Spinach
  • Herbs

Equipment

PotChopping boardKnifeOvenTongsSpoonRoasting rack

Tips

  • Roasting a chicken in a pot over other ingredients allows the chicken fat to infuse into the base, creating deeply toasty and delicious flavors, while keeping the chicken juicy and the skin crispy.
  • Drain all juices from the chicken back into the rice mixture for extra flavor.

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