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Recipe·~20 min·gluten-freedairy-freenut-free

Venezuelan Coconut Chicken

A chicken dish from the Venezulan kitchen.

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

Method

  1. Cut the chicken up into bite size pieces. Peel and cut the onions, mince the garlic. Assemble the rest of the ingredients and you are ready to start cooking. Make the Dish 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. Add tomatoes, garlic, turmeric, cumin, sugar, ginger paste, coconut milk, water and blend smooth. In the same pan you cooked the onion, add the chicken and brown all sides. This should take about 3 minutes. 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) Remove the bay leaves and serve with white rice.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 53327), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32rCc85rZJA.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.reluctantgourmet.com/venezuelan-coconut-chicken/#recipe.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
560kcal
Calories
28g
Protein
14g
Carbs
45g
Fat
2.5 g
Fiber
8.0 g
Sugar
220 mg
Sodium
Iron14%
Calcium3%
Vitamin D0%
Vitamin C17%
Vitamin B1213%
Potassium14%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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