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Venezuelan Coconut Chicken

Venezuelan Coconut Chicken

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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

Instructions

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.

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