Green Coconut Chicken
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Green Coconut Chicken

1. Whole chicken legs - 4
2. Salt to taste - 4
3. Vegetable oil - 4
4. Coconut milk - 1 (14 ounce) can
5. Water - 1 ¾ cups
6. Garlic, peeled - 6 cloves
7. Fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped - 3
8. Cilantro - 1 bunch
9. Green onions, white and light green parts only, chopped - ½ bunch
10. Vegetable oil - ½ bunch
11. Onion, sliced - 1
12. Fresh ginger - 6 slices
13. Red curry powder - 1 tablespoon
14. Lime juice - 2 tablespoons
15. Fish sauce - 2 tablespoons
16. Brown sugar - 1 tablespoon
17. 1-inch sweet potato chunks - 2 cups
18. 1-inch eggplant chunks - 1 ½ cups
19. Fresh Thai basil leaves, torn - 1 bunch
20. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 bunch

How to cook deliciously - Green Coconut Chicken

1. Stage

Season chicken legs with salt on all sides.

2. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium heat; place chicken legs in the pan and cook until golden brown on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.

3. Stage

Place coconut milk, water, garlic, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, and green onion into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Set aside.

4. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in sliced onion and ginger; cook until sizzling, 1 to 2 minutes.

5. Stage

Sprinkle red curry powder over onions and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly toasted, about 1 minute.

6. Stage

Place chicken legs in a single layer on top of onions and ginger. Pour pureed coconut mixture, lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar over the chicken.

7. Stage

Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, skimming off any fat, until chicken legs are tender, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken from the Dutch oven.

8. Stage

Stir potatoes into coconut milk mixture, increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir in eggplant; cook until potatoes and eggplant are tender, about 20 minutes.

9. Stage

Stir basil into coconut milk mixture; season with salt and pepper to taste.

10. Stage

Return chicken to coconut milk mixture; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.