Day 2: I Made Dinner

Okay punks, I know what you are thinking..."So you made dinner, big deal. I make dinner every night". Well, bully for you. I have a boyfriend that likes to cook and is maybe nine times a better chef than I am. Add the crazy work schedule I have and I rarely make dinner. Maybe once every couple of weeks. So today I made something and it happened to be dinner.

Still think this doesn't count? Well, it's my challenge anyways. I make the rules. Get your own blog and make whatever you want ;)

Today's dinner: Thai Red Curry with Chicken and Green Beans

Maybe you want to make dinner too? If so, here's the recipe:

• 4 oz dried bean thread noodles (the package was over 5oz. i am not going to save or throw away one ounce so I just used the entire package)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup Thai red curry paste
• 2 cans (14 oz each) unsweetened coconut milk (stupid cans were only 13 ounces each)
• 1/4 cup packed, dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 3/4 lb green beans, halved crosswise on an angle
• 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 large sprig basil, preferably Thai (the store didn't have Thai basil so I used the regular basil growing in my back yard)

1. Place the noodles in a large bowl and cover with one inch of water. Let soak for fifteen minutes andd then drain.
2. In  medium pot, heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring frequently, until slighlty darkened, about 2 minutes.
3. Stir in three cups of water (I use chicken broth because why would you use plain water when you can use broth and pucnh up the flavor?!). Add the coconut milk, brown sugar, fish sauce, and the crushed red pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Add the noodles and green beans and simmer, stirring occassionally, until the green beans are just tender, about five minutes.
4. Add the chicken and the basil sprig. Simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about two minutes. 
5. Season with salt. Discard the basil sprig and eat.

Sorry, I didn't take a picture so you can see the deliciousness. Craig's feedback: "dinner was yummy but impossible to eat".