What I love most about Cà Ri Gà (a.k.a. Vietnamese Chicken Curry) is how comforting and homey a bowl of it is. If you’ve never had Vietnamese curry before, it’s definitely different than what you’e used to.

Because I work often, I’m always down with dishes I can step away from and Cà Ri Gà is one of them. My favorite cut to use for this is chicken thighs or chicken drummies as they’re a super cheap cut of chicken. Here in SoCal this was between $5-$6 for chicken in this whole pot!

The soup base I use in this recipe is from Quoc Viet Foods, it looks like this:

You’ll also need some coconut cream/milk, it doesn’t really matter the brand but here’s the one I used:

Don’t forget the bread! Ideally this is served with banh mi but I got rolls, you can also used baguettes for this one because it’s more accessible to everyone. Slightly toast the bread right before serving!

As always here’s the recipe!

My Easy Take on a Comforting Cà Ri Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Curry)

Recipe by Jen H. DaoCourse: Recipes

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb chicken thighs

• 1 tbsp QVF Cà Ri Gà Soup Base

• 10 c water/chicken broth

• 1/2 tsp fish sauce

• 1/2 tbsp sugar

• 1 tbsp chicken boullion

• 1 can coconut milk/cream

• 4 tbsp QVF Cà Ri Gà Soup Base

• Veggies/Aromatics

• 1 tbsp lemongrass (minced)

• 1/2 onion (quartered)

• 1 tbsp garlic

• 1 med/2 small carrot(s) (cut into 1 in pieces)

• 2-3 sweet potatoes (cut into 1 in pieces)

• 2 tbsp veggie oil

• Bread rolls, Banh Mi, Baguette

Directions

• Season chicken thighs with 1 tbsp f soup base. Marinate for 1 hr.
• Heat up oil on med/high heat, add onions, lemongrass and garlic.
  Saute for 5 mins then add chicken.
• Sear chicken on both sides for 5-6 mins each. Then add water/chicken broth.
  Cover and simmer for 30 mins on low.
• Add sweet potatoes and carrots and cook for 10 mins covered.
• Add coconut milk, fish sauce, chicken boullion, Soup Base, and sugar. Adjust to taste.
• Serve with toasted bread and topped with green onions/cilantro.

Recipe Video