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  • Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk

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    Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min Servings: 4
    by Kristin Chen
    1 recipe
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    For a more kid-friendly, non-spicy version, just do steps 2-4. It’s still super-moist and delicious – and even faster and easier! On really rushed days, you could even skip the onion/garlic/ginger in step 3 and just add the coconut milk – it’s still good! Serve with steamed rice.

    Ingredients

    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon cayenne
    • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
    • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar, if you prefer)
    • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 thinly sliced onion
    • 2 tablespoons minced garlic (can be from a jar)
    • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger (can be from a jar)
    • 1 can (14 oz) coconut milk
    • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
    • Thin red and green bell pepper rings, for garnish

    Directions

    1. Mix together first 5 ingredients until smooth. Rub over chicken breasts.
    2. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, until light brown. Transfer to a plate.
    3. Add the onion, garlic and ginger to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the coconut milk and salt, and bring to a gentle boil.
    4. Add the chicken back into the skillet. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, for 18-20 minutes, turning the pieces once or twice.
    5. Transfer the chicken to a serving dish and garnish with pepper rings.

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    Reviews

    • Anna
      Anna
      I did leave out step 1 for my kids and they LOVED it! It was easy and perfect for a quick weekday meal the entire family could eat. I love coconut milk so I used two cans so we would have lots of extra sauce to put over rice!
      • Aspen Lee-Moulden
        Aspen Lee-Moulden
        I made this for dinner tonight. it was delicious! Served it with rice, naan and peas. I used fresh cilantro instead of the ground coriander and left the rub on the chicken breasts for an hour before cooking. I also used light coconut milk. I'll be making this again! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
        • John Spottiswood
          John Spottiswood
          This is a really full flavored and tasty dish. Our kids enjoyed it, too. It's also quite colorful.
          • Nancy Miyasaki
            Nancy Miyasaki
            I made this a few nights ago for my family and we were all really happy with it. It was simlar to the Thai Basil Chicken that I make often, but was a nice change of pace. Nice to have another simple but tasty chicken dish for the rotation! I doubled the recipe and only used 1 can of coconut milk. It was still plenty rich and had plenty of sauce.
            • sylvia patton
              sylvia patton
              i like the read up on this dish, will be trying it myself soon
              • Gina Small
                Gina Small
                Oh sweet mama - I made this tonight and it was delicious! I used chicken thighs instead of breasts. It was served over brown rice with sauteed asparagus on the side. Wine recommendation - Gruner Veltliner.
                • Vicki Madden
                  Vicki Madden
                  This looks delicious and I plan to have it for dinner tomorrow!
                  • Jim DeForest
                    Jim DeForest
                    It was very tasty. I am just accustomed to more bite in my coconut dishes. I think I will try it with some serranos and some fish sauce. If you like I can post that recipe and you can compare?

                    Comments

                    • ShaleeDP
                      ShaleeDP
                      Interesting. I could give this a try soon.
                      • Gina Small
                        Gina Small
                        Oh sweet mama - I made this tonight and it was delicious! I used chicken thighs instead of breasts. It was served over brown rice with sauteed asparagus on the side. Wine recommendation - Gruner Veltliner.

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