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Brave moo world PHOTO BY MICHAEL STRASBURG
Double-H Charolais has been

at forefront of cattle embryo Sawmill on the hill
transfer since 1990 Swartzentruber
came to us. They wanted someone to
grade, saw and sticker their lumber.
They checked out several sawmills
specializes in high and chose us, Swartzentruber said.
er that year, spawning a five-decade
By MICHAEL STRASBURG
Staff Writer tradition and a prestigious business. grade lumber He explained that the univer-
sity was offering a short course on
Like any emerging business, the grading lumber, and they offered to
Hechts faced hardship early on, but By DIANE LEUKAM pay his tuition if he would take the
PAYNESVILLE This com- they didnt let that deter them from Staff Writer course. He was in his late teens at the
ing summer, Harlin and Sue Hecht, time.
establishing an impressive herd. It paid off for Swartzentruber,
of Double-H Charolais in Paynes- I got four cows right away and LONG PRAIRIE Moses but it also benefitted St. Johns. Every
ville, will be making their 50th con- one died, so I like to say I lost a quar- Swartzentruber has worked with var- winter, the university harvests certain
secutive appearance at the Minneso- ter of the herd, Harlin said. ious woods his entire life, and at age trees from their property of several
ta State Fair. Over five decades, the In 1970, the Hechts moved the 32, runs his own business, Hilltop thousand acres, which are turned into
Hechts have grown their Charolais farm to their current property in Sawmill, LLC. Located on a gravel lumber at Hilltop Sawmill and used
cattle herd and developed a nation- Paynesville. Over the next couple de- road in the rolling hills southwest of to make into high-end furniture for
al reputation by making key invest- cades, Harlin and Sue began follow- Long Prairie, the young man special- the campus.
ments in technology and livestock. ing the emergence and development izes in high grade lumber. For that, he
can thank a local university.
The story of Double-H Charolais of cattle embryo transfer a new What got me started in high SWARTZENTRUBER
started in the late1950s, when Harlin technology that had the possibility of grade was St. Johns University. They continued on page 6
read an article in The Farmer, pub- revolutionizing their business. Soon
licizing the arrival of a new cattle enough, they decided to take the
breed in the U.S. That breed was the plunge and invest some money in the
Charolais a French beef cow that is new technology.
easily crossed with other breeds, in- We really got going with it in
cluding Angus. about 1990, Harlin said. We went
A few years later, Harlins father out and bought some of the very best
purchased three Charolais cows. cows in the nation. Thats the only
I saw how fast their calves grew way you can sell embryos; youve
compared to the Angus cows he had got to have stuff that other people re-
and I thought to myself, this is the ally want.
breed of the future, Harlin said. The process of embryo transfer
Little did Harlin know, it would be- breeding is simple enough to under-
come the breed of his future, too. stand in general, but it requires great
Harlin left the farm for college, preparation and caution. Therefore, a
where he met his wife, Sue. In 1967, specialist carries out the bulk of the
Harlin was employed as an agricul- transfer process. First, a cow is ad-
ture instructor and Sue was working ministered synchronization shots
as an extension home economist for for four days. These shots contain a
Douglas County. That year, Harlin follicle-stimulating hormone that al-
saw an ad in the newspaper for a lows the cow to produce more than
Charolais dispersal sale and the cou- one egg at a time. On the sixth day,
ple purchased what they thought to the cow is artificially inseminated.
be the best cow available along with PHOTO BY DIANE LEUKAM
a bull calf. The couple showed their DOUBLE-H
Moses Swartzentruber (right) operates Hilltop Sawmill, LLC with the help of
his employees (from left) Dan, Isaac and Jerry Swartzentruber.
cattle at the Minnesota State Fair lat- continued on page 4
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sionally, Ive wondered what in one of the old sheds. It his resting place east of Sauk Centre. larger equipment.
came first the farm or the was muddy out, and I think Most old farmers of Ferdies age Time changes things, and many
grove. Of course you can tell Mom was less than thrilled are gone now, the way they lived just things change for the good. Dump-
when all the trees sheltering we were traipsing around in a memory. sters and recycling companies are
a farm are planted in rows, it. As I recall, she put a stop Many of the old groves are gone, good changes.
that the farm came first. But I to that fairly quickly. too, bulldozed onto a pile and re- Sometimes in the summer,
wonder if most early pioneers At the end of the day, moved, buried or burned so the land though, Ill drive by farms, look at the
got their 160 acres and grav- Dad had bought the farm can be farmed straight through. I can grove and wonderwhats in there?
itated to the wooded areas to and we (my younger sib- certainly see the logic in that. Land is
start building their farm site. by Diane lings and I) had new terri-
Either way, those groves Leukam tory to explore. The grove
of trees play a very important was a quiet, mysterious
role on the farm. Besides offering a place. Different from ours with its
windbreak, where else would farmers neat rows, there were fallen logs cov-
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Easily pulls more than the D.O.T. allows Charolais calf, or the latter figure is
on the highway they can be fro- I saw how fast rare.
Available for pick-ups, choppers, zen and saved for Currently, the
tractors, wagons, etc. later, Halin said. their calves grew Hechts have a herd
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tank. After theyre cows and put them
purchased, the em- into the cows that
bryos are delivered in a similar appa- are not as good. That way we get the
ratus, as they must remain frozen at top genetics, Harlin explained.
all times. Last year, Double-H Charolais
We had some failures early on, held their first series of online auc-
Sue said. They were just developing tions. Previously, Sue and Harlin sold
the technologywe had some wrecks their fertilized Charolais embryos to
at first. You do all the work and spend farmers across the country, but doing
the money and then theres nothing so online has made it much easier to
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The Hechts breed their Charolais using embryo transfer technology. A cow like
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There are massive red oak logs, age the equipment and the process that Those ties are sold to a broker who then better color, nice grain, fewer knots and
said Swartzentruber. Currently there are transforms logs into lumber. sells them to railroad companies. Other yields better on high-end wood. Red oak
up to 10 semi loads of logs waiting there, All Swartzentrubers, Jerry and Isaac by products include the bark, or hard- grown on sand produces less yield, and
ready to be hauled to the sawmill. run the mill and feed the edger and Dan is wood slab wood which is sold as fire- its very obvious.
Once at the mill, the logs are stacked the stacker. The logs, once placed on the wood, and the softwood goes for wood Eighty-five percent of the red oak
in long rows to wait their turn at the band mill, move back and forth, with each pass shavings for bedding. lumber sawn at Hilltop Sawmill goes for
saw. creating boards of random widths, typi- We also run into specialty needs, interiors, to be used in cabinets, molding
Band technology is way better than cally 1 1/8 inches thick. such as blocking for wind turbines, which and flooring.
the traditional way, Swartzentruber said. As each board is cut, it then moves are 6x8x32 inches and used as skids for Ash trees grow in swampy and low
There is way less waste less than half on to the edger to remove the bark, and is the equipment while the wind farms are areas, and some years there is much less
what it used to be. placed into stacks. To separate the boards being constructed. This also goes through ash available.
Logs are hauled into the clean, new and prevent molding, stickers, or 3/4 x brokers, said Swartzentruber. In order to get into the woods during
building on the property, where on a blus- 3/4 inch pieces of wood, are placed be- Much of Hilltop Sawmills lumber the winter, they need to have a good
tery day it was warm and comfortable, tween them to allow for air circulation. goes out green, or not dried, to a com- freeze. This year there was too much
with floor heat fueled with, what else but The best lumber is taken from the pany where it is graded, stickered, kiln snow early up north, and a solid freeze
a wood stove. outsides of the hardwood logs, while dried and made into components for cab- was never achieved, Swartzentruber
There, three young employees man- the center is used to create railroad ties. inets. said.
Swartzentruber takes great satisfac- Though ash makes up a very small
tion in the fact that 90 percent of his busi- percentage of what they process, what
ness is done within the United States. they do process ends up in Vietnam or
I like to do work with companies China, where it is used to make guitar
Whatever revs your engine, we can nance it. that are in the U.S. They make products parts.
here and they stay in the U.S., he said. Basswood is used to make window
shutters for Artesian blinds. The wood is
Types and grading of wood sold green and shipped to a buyer in an
Swartzentruber buys logs from all eastern state, where it is cut, put on drying
over northern Minnesota. He meets with sticks and kiln dried. Then it is shipped to
foresters, timber growers, loggers and of- a company that finishes it. The wood at
ten private landowners. the inside of the log that is discolored is
Thats one of my favorite things to used for painted blinds.
do, he said. They dont waste much, Swartzen-
Soil types play a major role in the truber said.
quality of wood. Hard maple is used for cabinets
Red oak is highly affected by soil and the aspen for drawers and furniture
type, he said. Clay soil makes a better frames.
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white oak, one type of wood stands out (left) removes a
above all. board from an edging
I just love red oak. Thats my num- machine which has
ber one any day of the week. I love the cut the bark off the
way the lumber looks. I have a weak- sides. The bark, a
by-product, is sold as
ness for oak, Swartzentruber said, those firewood.
words matched by a glow in his eyes.
Hilltop sawmill is currently stocked (Bottom left) Moses
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Staff writer ing.
On a recent March afternoon,
Schmitt made his way out to his gar-
HOLDINGFORD There is a den shed near Holdingford where he
hobby for every season and Jon Schmitt has been experimenting with storage
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is happy to explore the many options. of honeybees over the winter months.
Making maple syrup, gardening, hunt- Looking through the hives, he could
ing, fishing, trapping, making wine, tell that some of the bees had not made
brewing beer and spinning honey keep it through the harsh Minnesota winter,
Feature Band the happy hobbyist smiling year-round. but many were starting to bustle from
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a frenzy of activity that should equate create his equipment and try new ideas,
to a hefty honey harvest later this year. gaining insight as the years pass.
Right now, Schmitt is tending to I started making syrup when I was
5-10,000 bees in each of his multiple 16. I guess I just always wanted to have
hives, which will multiply quickly to things like this to do, Schmitt said.
reach over 100,000 bees in each hive. Its kind of a long-running joke that I
In addition to the bees in the garden want to be a professional hobbyist. My
shed, he also has some out in the field parents always said that if I could fig-
near his home. When the time is right ure out a way to make money off of my
(around mid-May), he will deliver the hobbies, I would do it.
hives to various points around the area So far, the hobbies are remaining a
and state. way for Schmitt to relax, connect with
The more bees I have by the time nature, be creative and keep learning.
the flowers bloom, the more honey His day job as a Pioneer seed salesman
well have later, he said. opens him up to a wide range of cus-
Schmitt, who is now 25 and grew tomers who have experience with sim-
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up on a dairy farm near Rice, is well- ilar creativity, so he often finds himself Schmitt pours water into the turkey cooker during the boiling process while making
versed in all things honey. And thats no connecting with them on more than one syrup last spring.
surprise since he began the sweet hob- level.
by when he was just 18 years old. Year We get to talking about this or that
after year, he said, he has had to learn and you can really always learn more
the many facets of all his hobbies, in- about what to try or new ways to do
cluding beekeeping and honey making, things, he said. I really enjoy being
through self-study and trial and error. able to talk about business, but also
Thats how I have learned to do all about honey or wine or beer making.
of this, he said with a smile. Some- While he tried brewing his own
times it doesnt go so well, like the time beer a couple of years ago, Schmitt said
I got burns on my face while making that although the experience didnt ig-
syrup, but thats how it goes. nite a spark to focus on that hobby, it
Schmitt points out that the bees did prompt a new hobby that he and his
themselves are a constant work in prog- wife, Libby, enjoy doing together.
ress each year he tries something new We really like going out to brew-
to help them survive and thrive.
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I worked for Bernie and Diane Her- four children, the rest have gone off
kenhoff on their dairy farm by St. to college, leaving me with most of
&
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not change the way I was brought
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Being a Stearns County Dairy Prin- Why is being a Stearns County
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allows me to show other girls that It is important because I work very
you dont have to live on a dairy hard on the farm which I really enjoy.
farm to be able to be an advocate Now I can talk within the dairy com-
for the dairy community. It will also munity and talk just about our pas-
allow me to spread my passion for sion. Also because I can get to know
the dairy community. a lot of girls who understand farming.
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Age: 18 Age: 19
Parents: Tom and Sandra Herdering Parents: Bernie and Diane Herkenhoff
St. Rosa St. Rosa
Melrose High School North Dakota State University
What is your connection to dairy What is your connection to dairy

farming? I live on my small family farming? As a child, I grew up work-
farm and work closely with my sib- ing beside my parents and siblings
lings, parents and grandparents. I on our 130 registered Holstein farm.
get to milk cows every morning and I have been actively engaged in the
after school. I also get to help with dairy community all my life through
miscellaneous jobs around the farm. helping with daily chores, showing
cattle in 4-H, dairy cattle evaluation
Why is being a Stearns County in FFA, and the Bison Dairy Club in
Dairy Princess important to you? I college.
have so much passion for the dairy
community and am so proud of Why is being a Stearns County
what my family does. I want to tell Dairy Princess important to you?
my story to as many consumers as Being a Stearns County Dairy Prin-
possible to make sure they know cess has been a goal of mine ever
there is wholesome, nutritious, since I was a child. I want to make
good-tasting milk waiting for them. an influence in our community and
advocate for all the hard working
Who had the biggest influence on and dedicated farmers. Its incredi-
you and your love for dairy, and bly important as a dairy princess to
how did that relationship devel- make sure everyone is getting their
op? My grandparents have the big- three servings of dairy in every day
gest influence on me since they live because all dairy foods are whole-
on the family farm with me and I get some, nutritious and good tasting.
HERDERING continued on page 15 HERKENHOFF continued on page 15

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Age: 19 Age: 18 Age: 19
Parents: Alvin and Bernie Holdvogt Parents: Darrel and Lisa Maus Vernon and Joann Mehr
New Munich Freeport Farming
Minnesota State University Melrose High School Ridgewater College Willmar
Moorhead
What is your connection to dairy What is your connection to dairy
What is your connection to dairy farming? I live on my familys dairy farming? I grew up on a 60-cow
farming? My connection to dairy farm south of Freeport where we dairy farm and Im the youngest
farming began on my familys farm. milk 60 Holstein cows. I help with child with three older siblings. Our
Growing up on a farm, I milked and the milking process both morning farm has always been family owned
fed my familys 90 Holstein cows and and night. I also fill in where needed and operated. As kids we all had a
helped with additional field work as if one of my siblings is gone. job to do on the farm at chore time.
needed. By partaking in these ac- Everything from scraping manure,
tivities and witnessing my familys Why is being a Stearns County bedding, running the silo unload-
dedication to this profession, I de- Dairy Princess important to you? ers and feeding the heifers. We have
veloped a strong passion and appre- My passion for the dairy industry all gone our separate ways, making
ciation for dairy farming. started as a young child. I joined it more difficult to keep the fami-
4-H and FFA and my passion grew ly farm going. We will have to see
Why is being a Stearns County even more. I decided to run for dairy where our lives take us.
Dairy Princess important to you? princess because I wanted to share
Being a Stearns County Dairy Prin- my passion about the dairy industry Why is being a Stearns County
cess is very important to me. I feel with others. I also want to share the Dairy Princess important to you?
that this is my opportunity to give stories about what has happened on Being a dairy princess is important
back to all the hard working dairy the farm. to me because of the new opportu-
farmers for all they have done for nities I have to meet with consumers
me and continue to do for our state. Who had the biggest influence as well as other dairy farmers. This
Additionally, as I share my knowl- on you and your love for dairy, helps me learn from farmers what
edge of and experiences with this and how did that relationship de- they would like consumers to know
industry, I am able to bridge the gap velop? My biggest influence is my about dairy. I can then serve as a
HOLDVOGT continued on page 15 MAUS continued on page 19 MEHR continued on page 19

Age: 18 Age: 17
Parents: Isidore and Beverly Schmitz Parents: Ed and Ann Willenbring
Senior at Albany High School Richmond
Rocori High School
What is your connection to dairy
farming? Ive grown up on a dairy What is your connection to dairy
farm and have helped do various farming? I have lived and helped
chores since I was 8 years old. In out on my parents dairy farm where
September, I began working at we milk 44 Brown Swiss cows. On
North Oak Dairy as a farmhand. the farm I help feed calves and help
Lastly, I work at Central Livestock with the evening milking as well.
Association moving cattle. Im very
involved and willing to learn new Why is being a Stearns County
things about dairy farming. Dairy Princess important to you?
Being a Stearns County Dairy Prin-
Why is being a Stearns County cess is truly a privilege and an hon-
Dairy Princess important to you? or. To be the representation and
Growing up on a farm has taught advocate for dairy farmers is really
me so much more than what I could important to me being that I grew
have learned in a classroom. I want up on a farm and understand the
to pass my knowledge onto the gen- importance of the consumers con-
eral public. Dairy farmers work hard nection with the farmers and their
every day and I dont think people knowledge of the dairy community.
give them enough credit. I want to I feel that its my duty to inform and
inform the people about my love for educate consumers in a truthful and
the dairy industry. proper manner and share my pas-
sion for the industry with them.
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over the years from wrench- their valuables on eBay, which Workers prided themselves on
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trinkets and Fuller & Johnson his valuable collection. produced that it takes the pride
equipment, dating back as far as I purchase most of my out of the items.
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(Left) Farm collectibles and wrenches
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(Bottom left) Various cut-out wrenches

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hang on Gilles shed wall for display.
(Right) Gilles has been collecting

antique farm equipment since his youth.
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with lids found on cultivators, plows,
mowers and binders, which are mounted
on an axle display.
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It is hard to find something he

doesnt already have, Melanie said.
If he does stumble upon something
he doesnt have, it is usually very ex-
pensive.
Melanie encourages her husband
to collect because she knows how
passionate Mark is when it comes to
antique farm equipment.
He lights up when he gets a new
piece, Melanie said. Sometimes he
acts like a little kid in a candy store.
The avid collector searches for
items that still have the original pa-
tina on the surfaces, gas engines that
have since ceased to run with the in-
tent to restore them, and items that he
can organize and arrange in his large
workshop.
I enjoy collecting antique farm
equipment, Mark said. It has al-
ways been a hobby to me, but I have
to start narrowing my view.
Nearly three years ago, he was PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH BETHKE
crushed in a work-related accident, Mark Gilles and his wife, Melanie, stand in front of Fuller & Johnson Gas Engines and Syracuse Walking Plows that Gilles has
which caused certain limitations. The avidly collected and rebuilt over the years.
accident has pushed Mark to cut back
on his collecting.
He still stays busy with his proj- Years ago, Mark traveled to dif-
ects, but he cant do a lot of the handy ferent states like Maryland, Maine, This is my thing, collecting antique
work like lifting and climbing on lad- Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida and and unique farm equipment. Everyone
ders like he used to, Melanie said. further west. Mark plans on going to
Regardless of his limitations, an upcoming auction on March 18 in has their own hobby and this just
Mark still enjoys finding those spe- Greensboro, Md., where his heart is
cial items. However, finding a rare set on four different wrenches that happens to be mine.
piece is only half of the thrill for will add to his collection. - Mark Gilles
Mark. It is fun to go out of state and
It is all about the hunt, seeing look for stuff, Mark said. Everyone
people and talking with different peo- does and collects things a little differ-
ple who have similar interests, said ently, and you never know what you
the enthusiast. are going to stumble across.
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Chicken Breading: Sauce:
3-5 chicken breast 3/4 cup white sugar
Salt and pepper 4 Tbsp. ketchup
1 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
2 eggs, beaten 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/3 cup canola oil 1 tsp. garlic salt
Chicken Breading: Rinse chicken, trim off fat or extras and cut into Harvest Stuffed Acorn Squash
1-inch cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Dip chicken into cornstarch,
coat both sides, and then into eggs. Heat oil in large skillet. Cook chicken 2 acorn squash 1/2 cup dried cranberries
until browned. Place in baking dish. Three chicken breasts can be in a 9x9 1 pound ground beef or turkey 1/2 cup pine nuts or slivered almonds
inch pan, but five chicken breasts fits better in a 9x13. 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 tsp. oregano
1/2 white onion, diced Salt and pepper to taste
Sauce: Whisk until smooth. Pour evenly over chicken. Turn chicken so 1 large carrot, sliced
bith sides are covered in sauce and then put in the oven at 350 degrees for
15 minutes. Turn chicken and cook for 15 more minutes. Serve over rice.
Heat oven to 425. Cut squash in half and add a dollop of butter and
season each half with salt and pepper. Place in baking dish with just enough
water to cover the bottom of the dish.
Cook squash for about 45 min. or until tender (can test by poking a
Pickle Wrap Dip fork) and set aside.
While squash is cooking, brown hamburger or turkey until cooked and
16 ounce cream cheese, softened set aside. Add celery, onion and carrot, and cook until tender and fragrant.
12 ounce deli-sliced ham, chopped Add cranberries, pine nuts or slivered almonds, and meat back to the pan
16 ounce baby dill pickles, drained and mix together. Season with oregano, salt and pepper, or other favorite
and diced seasonings.
Ritz crackers Dish the mixture evenly into each half of the squash and serve.
In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, chopped ham and diced
pickles; mix well.
Place mixture in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving. Thai Coconut Curry Chicken
Serve chilled, with crackers.
8 ounces boneless skinless chicken 2 cloves of garlic, grated or finely
breast, chopped into 1 inch pieces minced
and seasoned with salt and pepper 2 Tbsp. red or yellow curry
2 Tbsp. coconut oil seasoning (or paste)
BX Series B Series 2 zucchini, cut into spears 1 16 ounce can coconut cream (or
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removed, sliced Salt and pepper
1 cup green onions, chopped (about Red pepper flakes for garnish, if
8 stalks) you like it spicy
1/2 yellow onion, sliced 2 cups cooked rice for serving
1 tsp. ginger paste (or 1 inch piece
of fresh ginger, grated)
Heat a wok or your largest skillet over high heat. Add 1-tablespoon
coconut oil and cook the chicken breast until golden brown and cooked
through, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the cooked
M Series L Series chicken to a plate.
With the heat still on high, melt another tablespoon of coconut oil in
the wok. Add in all the vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Cook
the vegetables until starting to brown slightly on the edges, but still crisp-
tender, about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and ginger,
cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add in the Thai curry seasoning and
stir to combine. Add in the coconut milk and stir to combine. Add the
chicken back in, and cook for another few minutes until heated through.
Spoon the coconut chicken Thai curry over rice and serve warm. Top
with red pepper flakes if you like more spice.
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