Vietnamese Curry (Cari)
1 tb Dried 3 1/2 ts Curry powder Fresh ground black pepper 1 ts Sugar 4 ts Salt 3 lb Chicken, cut up 7 tb Vegetable oil 3 Sweet potat...
Ingredients
- 1tbsp dried
- 31/2 ts curry powder
- 4tsp salt
- 3lbchicken, cut up
- 7tbsp vegetable oil
- 3sweet potatoes or
- 3white potatoes, peeled and
- 3bay leaves
Directions
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Stephen Ceideburg 1 Stalk fresh lemon grass or 1 tb Dried 3 1/2 ts Curry powder Fresh ground black pepper 1 ts Sugar 4 ts Salt 3 lb Chicken,
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This is a real Vietnamese curry
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Although adapted from the Indian, which is always made with white potatoes, the Vietnamese version has the option of using white or sweet po
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The Indian in- fluence is greatest in the South, where curried dishes are more popular than elsewhere in Vietnam
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This is usually served with noodles as a party dish
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When it is part of a family meal, it is eaten with rice
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Bach serves this to her children for breakfast, when it is served with French bread--another influence on the cuisine of Vietnam
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If you are using fresh lemon grass, simply remove the outer leaves and upper two-thirds of the stalks, then cut the remainder into 2-inch le