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Venezuelan Coconut Chicken

Name: Venezuelan Coconut Chicken
Cuisine: Venezuela
Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts; 2 chopped Onion; 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic; 4 Bay Leaves; Pinch Black Pepper; Pinch Turmeric; Pinch Cumin; Pinch Salt; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 3 Tomato; 1 tablespoon Ginger Paste; 1/3 cup Olive Oil; 1 Can Coconut Milk; 1/2 cup Water

Servings

Ingredients

Chicken Breasts2
Onion2 chopped
Garlic1 clove peeled crushed
Bay Leaves4
Black PepperPinch
TurmericPinch
CuminPinch
SaltPinch
Sugar1 tablespoon
Tomato3
Ginger Paste1 tablespoon
Olive Oil⅓ cup
Coconut Milk1 Can
Water½ cup

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Cut the chicken up into bite size pieces. Peel and cut the onions, mince the garlic.
2
Assemble the rest of the ingredients and you are ready to start cooking.
3
Make the Dish
4
Heat up a fry pan over medium heat. Add the oil and when hot, sauté the onion until translucent. Remove from pan and transfer to a blender or food processor.
5
Add tomatoes, garlic, turmeric, cumin, sugar, ginger paste, coconut milk, water and blend smooth.
6
In the same pan you cooked the onion, add the chicken and brown all sides. This should take about 3 minutes.
7
Add the blender ingredients and bay leaves to the pan, bring to a simmer and cook until the chicken is white inside and the liquid is creamy. (15 to 20 minutes)
8
Remove the bay leaves and serve with white rice.

Recipe source: TheMealDB