Baked Coconut Turmeric Chicken Food

BAKED COCONUT-TURMERIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Place chicken pieces, skin sides up, in shallow baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk all remaining ingredients except snow peas and chiles until blended; pour over chicken. Turn to evenly coat both sides of each chicken piece with coconut milk mixture.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), adding peas and chiles to the baking dish for the last 3 min.

TURMERIC COCONUT BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut your chicken breast or thighs into bite sized pieces and place inside a bowl. In a small bowl, mix together turmeric, ground ginger, black pepper, and sea salt. You can do this earlier in the day and let it rest in the fridge, or just let sit for a few minutes while the skillet warms up.
• Heat a dutch oven or large skillet to medium high heat. Once hot, add 1 tbsp avocado oil and be sure to coat the pan. Toss in the chicken. Cook for a few minutes per side until lightly browned; chicken will not be cooked all the way, but that is fine! Remove the chicken and set aside. Keep the pot hot.
• Add the remaining tbsp of oil. Now toss in the onion, ginger, and bell pepper. Saute for 3-4 minutes then add the sweet potato, coconut milk, coconut aminos, and chicken. Increase the heat until the mixture begins to bubble, then reduce to a simmer. You want the mixture to have a decent amount of liquid (but not quite a soup)-- if you feel like it needs more, add in another 1/2 cup coconut milk or broth. Cover the pot.
• Let mixture braise for 15-20 minutes, then remove the lid. Stir in basil leaves and remove the pot from heat.
• Serve with lime juice over a bed of rice or cauliflower rice.

COCONUT-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH TURMERIC AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet, heat the oil over medium. In a small bowl, combine the coriander with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Pat the chicken dry using paper towels, then rub the seasoning all over the chicken. Add the chicken to the skillet, skin-side down, and cook until starting to heat through on one side, 10 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high and continue to cook, without flipping, until skin is well browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate, browned-side up.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the scallions, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, turmeric and lime leaves, if using, and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the stock and coconut milk and bring to a boil over high. Add the chicken, browned-side up, and cook over medium-low until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes for thighs or 30 to 35 minutes for legs. (Chicken is cooked through when a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees, or the juices run clear without a trace of pink when chicken is pierced with a knife.)
• Transfer the chicken to a plate, browned-side up. Whisk the sauce in the skillet to emulsify, season to taste with salt and pepper, then add the sliced peppers and cook over medium just until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the skillet, browned-side up, and add a few small sprigs cilantro on top of the sauce, for garnish.
• Serve with rice or noodles, and pass bowls of cilantro at the table, for seasoning to taste.

BAKED COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a large bowl. Pour enough of the coconut milk over the chicken to completely cover; refrigerate 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine the breadcrumbs, gingersnap cookies, and coconut in a bowl. Dip each chicken piece in the beaten egg and then cover with the breadcrumb mixture. Arrange coated chicken pieces in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Scatter the butter pieces over the chicken. Pour enough coconut milk into the dish to cover the bottom of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink, about 40 minutes.