Thai Chicken Curry with Potatoes and Peanuts

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Green and red curries offer big heat and bracing acidity, but the milder variety known as massaman tempts with deeper, more complex flavors.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our savory-sweet massaman curry is a Thai dish that’s spiced but not spicy. To the traditional shallots, ginger, and garlic we add dried New Mexican chiles, five-spice powder, and ground cumin as stand-ins for the traditional but hard-to-tr...

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