Thai Red Curry Pot Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• ▢ 1.8 kg/ 3.6 lb whole chicken
• ▢ 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt
• ▢ 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• ▢ 115g/ 4 oz (1/2 cup) Thai red curry paste (Maesri recommended, Note 1)
• ▢ 2 large garlic cloves , finely grated (Note 2)
• ▢ 2 tsp fresh ginger , finely grated (Note 2)
• ▢ 2 tsp fresh lemongrass , finely grated, white / pale green part only (Note 2)
• ▢ 1 cup chicken stock/broth , low sodium
• ▢ 400 ml/ 14 oz coconut cream (Note 3)
• ▢ 6 kaffir lime leaves , crushed in hand (Note 4)
• ▢ 1 tbsp white sugar
• ▢ 2 tsp fish sauce
• ▢ 600g/ 1.2lb small potatoes (12 or so), skin on (Note 5)
• ▢ 120g/ 4oz green beans , trimmed and cut in half
• ▢ 15 Thai basil leaves , or more! (sub ordinary Italian basil, Note 6)
• ▢ Jasmine rice
• ▢ Red chilli , finely sliced