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Shortcut Chicken Massaman Curry

Chicken

Food Network Kitchen · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 4 servings

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

No sugar, unlike 68% of recipes and no tamarind or lime, unlike 60%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.

  • No sugar at all, where 68% of recipes use some (most of those 7.3 to 21 g per can of coconut milk).
  • No tamarind or lime at all, where 60% of recipes use some (most of those 15 to 30 g per can of coconut milk).
Curry paste: 52 g, 61st percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 356 g, 52nd percentilePotatoes: 356 g, 58th percentileOnions: 73 g, 62nd percentilePeanuts: 38 g, 73rd percentileFish or soy sauce: 19 g, 62nd percentileTamarind or lime: 0 g, 20th percentileSugar: 0 g, 16th percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • One 4-ounce can Massaman curry paste≈ 50 g
  • One 13.5-ounce can coconut milk383 g
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce≈ 18 g
  • 3/4 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces340 g
  • 1/4 cup roasted peanuts≈ 36 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, pounded and tied in a knotn/a
  • 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces≈ 70 g
  • Saltn/a
  • 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced 1/4-inch thick across the grain340 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • Steamed jasmine rice, for servingn/a

1 can, 383 gin all 1238 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per can of coconut milk

Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Curry paste52 g · 61st percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu356 g · 52nd percentile
  • Potatoes356 g · 58th percentile
  • Onions73 g · 62nd percentile
  • Peanuts38 g · 73rd percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce19 g · 62nd percentile
  • Tamarind or lime0 g · 20th percentile
  • Sugar0 g · 16th percentile

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