Chicken mince in coconut curry sauce with pointed cabbage and carrots – a creamy, easy weeknight dinner.
This creamy dish of chicken mince in coconut curry sauce is an Asian-inspired take on classic Danish chicken curry – with warm notes of curry, fresh lime and ginger, all brought together with rich coconut milk. An easy, flavourful weeknight dinner that is both filling and a little indulgent.
I love simple dishes made with mince – they always turn out juicy and full of flavour, and they tend to go down well with children. This is a flavourful, nourishing version in which chicken mince is cooked together with finely shredded pointed cabbage (also sold as hispi or sweetheart cabbage) and carrots. The result is a dish with plenty of substance, texture and fibre – without compromising on flavour.
The silky sauce is made with good full-fat coconut milk, which gives it creaminess and depth. If you use a light version, I recommend starting with half the stock so the sauce doesn’t end up too thin. If it is still a little too runny, you can easily thicken it with a little cornflour mixed with water.
A good curry powder is essential to the flavour of this dish. Use an aromatic, full-bodied curry powder of good quality – and remember that you can always taste as you go and adjust the heat to suit.
Serve with rice, cauliflower rice, noodles or courgette spaghetti – it works beautifully whatever you pair it with.
Topping suggestions
- Fresh coriander or Thai basil
- Roughly chopped peanuts or cashew nuts
- Finely grated lime zest or a few drops of lime juice
- Thin slices of chilli or chilli oil for an extra kick
- Toasted sesame seeds
Chicken mince in coconut curry sauce with pointed cabbage and carrots
Ingredients
- 1 onion, sliced into strips
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 2 tbsp ginger, finely grated
- 500 g chicken mince
- 200 g pointed cabbage, shredded
- 160 g carrots, cut into matchsticks or coarsely grated
- 3 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tin coconut milk (400 ml)
- 150 ml chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 lime, juice only
- Chilli flakes (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
Serving suggestions
- Cooked rice or noodles
- Cauliflower rice
- Courgette spaghetti
- Sliced spring onions or parsley
- Chopped peanuts or cashew nuts
Method
- Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan or saucepan and fry the onion, ginger and garlic until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Add the chicken mince and brown it well – season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Add the pointed cabbage and carrots and fry until the cabbage has just started to wilt.
- Season with the curry powder, turmeric and chilli flakes, if using, then pour in the coconut milk and stock.If you are using light coconut milk, start with half the stock and add more if needed.
- Simmer for 4-5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly and the vegetables are tender.
- Add the fish sauce and season to taste with freshly squeezed lime juice, salt and freshly ground pepper.
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Tusind tak Hanne 🙂
Mega lækker ret, hurtig at lave i hverdagen.
Tusind tak for de søde ord Christine, hvor dejligt du skriver det:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Tror du den kan fryses ned? Uden ris altså 🙂
Hej Signe
Ja det tænker jeg sagtens den kan 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kan man bruge noget andet end ingefær og gurkemeje ?. Er ikke så vild med de to nemlig.
Hilsen Pernille
Hej Pernille
Så vil jeg blot undlade 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Ny favorit herhjemme – har valgt at fordoble mængden af grønt uden at nogen synes at det er for meget
Hej Rikke
Det er jeg simpelthen så glad for at høre – tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Og god idé med det grønne . især kålen skjuler man nemt større mængder synes jeg.
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hej Dianna
Kan man undlade eller bruge noget andet end fiskesauce ?
Hej Anne
Du kan sagtens undlade fiskesauce – det giver blot en dybde til saucen, men den smager også skønt uden:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Skøn ret
Hej Diana
Der står ikke hvornår ingefæren skal i?
Tak for mange lækre opskrifter
Mange hilsner
Marie
Hej Marie
Åhhh for søren, det er rettet nu – tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Måske er ingefæren glemt i selve fremgangsmåden? Men nu putter vi det i sammen med løgene
Hejsa
Du har helt ret, det er opdateret – og det er samme tid som løgene:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Uhmmm hvor er den her ret, både lækker, nem og sund.
Måske du lige skal skrive ind, hvornår du tilsætter den revet ingefær.
Hej Heidi
Hejsa
Hvor er det dejligt at høre – tusind tak 🙂
og du har helt ret, det er opdateret – tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kæmpe familiefavorit – nem, hurtig, lækker smag – alle er vilde med den
Hej Julie
Åhhh tak altså, det gør mig så glad at høre 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kan du ikke skrive antal gulerødder i stedet for gram?
Hejsa
Altså det er jo svært at sige, for det kommer jo an på hvor store gulerødderne er 🙂
Oftest hvis jeg skriver 2 store gulerødder vil mange gerne vide antal gram;)
Men jeg vil vurdere at det er 2-3 store gulerødder – alt efter tykkelse 🙂
Dbh Dianna