Portuguese-African Chicken in Coconut Sauce

Submitted by Deantini

"Posted for ZWT 5 - Portugese Chicken recipe with influences from Africa. NOTE - most reviewers are noting that they use a full can of coconut milk as opposed to 1 cup."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 lbs chicken, pieces
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons hot red pepper, seeded and minced
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup fresh coriander (or parsley)

directions

1. Season chicken with ¼ tsp each of the salt and pepper; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 425°F.
3. In large skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat; sauté onion, garlic and hot pepper until softened, about 4 minutes.
4. Stir in tomato paste, paprika, 2 tbsp water, ginger and remaining salt and pepper; cook for 1 minute, stirring.
5. Stir in coconut milk and peanut butter; let cool slightly.
6. Transfer to food processor; purée until smooth. Set aside.
7. Wipe out skillet; add remaining oil and heat over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, in batches, about 5 minutes.
8. Transfer to roasting pan; cover with 1 cup of the sauce. Roast in 425°F oven for 30 minutes, basting twice.
9. Mix remaining sauce with coriander and pour over chicken; cook until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 12 minutes.

Reviews

[DailyInspiration]

We absolutely loved this dish! The only changes I made was to add the full can of coconut milk and I added red pepper flakes as I did not have the chilies. The chicken was really moist and the sauce had a wonderful flavor. Adding this one to my Best of 2012 recipes - it will be made often. Made for ZWT-8-Spain/Portugal.

 

[rayvin]

I have been making this for years. It is absolutely wonderful. Love it !!!

 

[bigbadbrenda]

I liked this and so did my husband. The only thing I did differently was put 1 tbsp peanut butter and I used the whole can of coconut milk. I thought it would be very hot but it was just right. thanks for posting.

 

[Chocolatl]

The chicken itself was very moist and tender. The heat level in the sauce was about right, but there wasn't enough sauce even though I used only three pounds of chicken. I had to add some additional water to keep it from scorching.

 

[Outta Here]

Delicious! I used thighs. Sauce is really good with just the right amount of "heat". I did miss-read the recipe though and added a CAN of coconut milk instead of a cup, but it turned out fine (and gave us extra sauce to put on rice).