Brazilian Coconut Curry with Quorn Pieces
This gorgeously exotic Brazilian coconut curry recipe is made with Quorn Pieces - which are naturally low in saturated fat and high in fibre - for the perfect meat-free meal.
Serves 4
20 mins
Easy
333 cals
(Per serving)
22 g fat
Vegan
Made with Quorn Vegetarian Chicken Pieces
Ingredients
- 350g Quorn Pieces or Quorn Vegan Pieces
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1-2 small, green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger
- 400ml Coconut milk
- 1 vegetable stock cube dissolved in 100ml hot water
- 6-8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- Bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Method
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions for 4-5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, green chillies and all of the ground and fresh spices and fry for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the Quorn Pieces.
- Add the coconut milk and vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes, fresh coriander leaves, the lime zest and juice a few minutes before the end of the cooking time. Season to taste.
Enjoy with fried plantain and boiled white rice.
Chefs tip
Feel free to switch to reduced-fat coconut milk if you preferred and how about using brown or wild rice to contribute to your daily fibre intake? We should all be aiming for 30g of fibre per day.
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Fiona Potter
Brilliant and easy recipe to follow tasty and wholesome
Keith Tickle
Tasty recipe. I also double up on the cherry tomatoes and add capsicum peppers.
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Lovely!
Elikem
Brilliant recipe, easy to make and super delicious! Tips: tastes just as good without the stock. Also, 1 tsp of cayenne is a bit much I'd suggest half. And tastes great with added veg
Mummy Sam
Amazing flavour, lovely ingredients and went down well with the family even when they found out it was Quorn!! ; )
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