Green Curry Chicken

Ingredients

• Favorite Thai seasonings imbue curry flavor and stand in for store-bought curry powder.
• Makes: 6 servings
• Total time: 3 1/2 hours (low) or 2 1/2 hours (high)
• For the curry puree -
• 2 stalks fresh lemon grass
• 2 medium onions, coarsley chopped
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 2-inch knob fresh gingerroot, peeled and chopped (1/4 cup)
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp. ground coriander
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. grated lime peel
• 1 can coconut milk or light coconut milk (14 oz.)
• For the chicken -
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 12 skinless chicken thighs
• (2 1/2-3 lb. total)
• 1 red sweet pepper, cut into strips
• Hot jasmine rice
• Snipped fresh basil
• Chopped peanuts