Climber food: Chicken Curry? Curry Chicken!

It's not enough to just train hard if you want to reach the next level in climbing (or any sport for that matter), you also need to eat right. With a busy schedule as it is and having to fit ambitious cooking plans into that... well let's just say that for both me and Em, we realised that we had to come up with dished that are also fast and easy to make. And they have to taste good, because we LOVE food!

So, as a step in one more move, we (or atleast I) plan to give you the recipes for a few of our favorites, to help you find some gastronomical inspiration when time is tight and you still need to down those calories to get you through the next training session.

First out is my favorite curry recipe right now. Here's what you need for roughly 5-6 portions (depending on what you need to eat, this will give you 6 portions of about 580 kcal)

500 g chicken fillet
8 dl coconut milk
1 red pepper
200 g bamboo shoots
200 g pineapple (sliced)
200 g baby corn
1 dl of cashew nuts (unsalted)
2 dl fish sauce
2 dl sugar
1 tablespoon kaffir lime leafs
6 teaspoons of red curry paste
garlic
ginger
1 tblspoon cooking oil

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add ginger (grated), garlic (grated) and the curry paste. Add about 1.5 dl of the coconut milk and let it cook for a few minutes

2. Add the chicken (sliced, or use tofu if you prefer a non-meat-alternative) and another 2 dl of the coconut milk. Let the chicken cook in the coconut milk for a few minutes (atleast until the chicken turns white)

3. Crush the cashew nuts powder-like and add a little coconut milk and mix it to a thick paste

4. Add the sugar, fish sauce and the lime leafs (these can be found in the "thai-shelves" at well-sorted grocery stores). Add the pepper (chopped in square pieces), baby corn (chopped in half) and bamboo shoots. Add the nut paste and most of the rest of the coconut milk. stir it around and let it cook for a while. Give it a taste and add more curry if needed. Also, you can add some coriander or cummin at your own discretion.

5. When the chicken is all cooked-through, serve with bulgur or rice. Enjoy!

Healthy for ya!