This is tasty and very easy. It doesn't have the complex flavors of similar chicken dishes but I'll make it again. I only used 3 Jalapenos and it was hot enough.
Chicken Stewed in Coconut Milk (Kuku Wa Nazi)
Coconut milk is used in chicken stews from Southeast Asia to Africa, from which this fragrant dish hails. The recipe was given to us by Lela Abdulaziz, a home cook in Mombasa, and we included it in Shane Mitchell's tribute to East African cooking, "Kenya's Bounty" (May 2010).
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Credit: James Fisher
1⁄4 cup canola oil
1 1⁄2 tsp. ground turmeric
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 green or red Thai chiles, stemmed,
seeded, and minced
4 plum tomatoes, cored and minced
1 medium red onion, minced
4 skinless bone-in chicken legs and thighs,
separated
1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
2 14-oz. cans coconut milk
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper,
to taste
4 cups cooked rice, for serving
Finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
1. Heat the oil in a 6-qt. pot over medium-high heat. Add the turmeric, garlic, chiles, tomatoes, and onions and cook, stirring often, until the onions are caramelized, 20–25 minutes. Add chicken to pot along with lime juice and coconut milk. Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
2. To serve, put rice into 4 serving bowls and spoon chicken and sauce over rice. Garnish with cilantro and season with more black pepper.
SERVES 4
Ratings & Reviews (6)
skinless? excuse me? if that ain't skin is that leg wearing stockings?
didn't make this but it sounds intriguing but skinless? excuse me? if that ain't skin is that leg wearing stockings?
I don't use canola oil at all. Is coconut oil a reasonable substitute?
This was good, but it seemed a little bland--not sure why.
It would be bland following the recipe. Never use canola oil! You need to leave the skin of the chicken ON ! ! ! That's 80% of the flavor. Next sear the chicken (brown the skin) set aside and then do the aromatics etc. and continue with the recipe.
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