Portuguese African Chicken In Coconut Sauce Food

CHICKEN IN COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the cream of coconut with the hot water until smooth and well blended, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and place the chicken breasts into the hot oil. Pan-fry the chicken breasts until they have begun to brown but are still pink inside, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken breasts to paper towels, and sprinkle them with lemon juice, ginger, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
• Place the onions and garlic into the skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Return the chicken breasts to the skillet on top of the cooked onions and garlic, and pour the coconut cream mixture over the chicken. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 35 minutes.

PORTUGUESE-AFRICAN CHICKEN IN COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

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

MACAU-STYLE PORTUGUESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients; rub over chicken. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour or overnight. Meanwhile, place potato in a small saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until just tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain and set aside., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides; remove and set aside. Reserve 5 slices chorizo for topping. In the same pan, cook and stir remaining chorizo, tomato paste, garlic and bay leaves for 1 minute. Add onion, green pepper and tomato; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes., Stir in coconut milk, broth, cooked potato, 8 olives and reserved chicken. Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Preheat broiler., Transfer chicken mixture to a 13x9 baking pan, place egg, reserved chorizo and remaining 4 olives over top; sprinkle with coconut. Broil 3-4 in. from heat until coconut is toasted, 7-10 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Serve curry with rice.