Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Chicken Thighs With Coconut Green Curry

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Chicken Thighs With Coconut Green Curry

Dinner last evening!

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Chicken Thighs With Coconut Green Curry

4 chicken thighs with skin and bone
1 C green seasoning paste
1 onion, sliced
2 fresh kaffir lime leaves
1 can (14 oz) coconut milk
2 tsp chicken bouillon granules (Knorr brand)
1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely diced
Cooked jasmine rice, for serving
----Green Condiments For Finishing----
Chopped cilantro
Sliced spring onion
Torn Thai basil leaves

Cover the chicken thighs well with green seasoning paste and put them in a
large ziplock bag.
Put the bag in a dish and leave in the refrigerator to marinate for at least
2 days.
On the day of cooking, heat the oven to 350F.
Prepare a deep casserole dish by rubbing with a little oil.
Slice the onion. Remove the seeds from the serrano pepper and dice it very
small.
Bruise the kaffir lime leaves in your fingers to release their perfume.
Put all these things in the dish.
Get the chicken thighs out of the fridge, and scrape most of the seasoning
paste off them into the casserole dish. Set the chicken thighs aside for the
moment. Get as much of the seasoning paste as you can out of the bag and add
it to the baking dish, too.
Stir in the coconut milk and the chicken bouillon granules.
Nestle the chicken thighs into the curry, leaving them not quite completely
submerged.
Bake for 90 minutes at 350F.
Serve with jasmine rice and green condiments scattered over.

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Green Seasoning Paste

1 lg bunch cilantro
5 spring onions
1/2 small onion
1 jalapeno seeded
1 lg lime, juice only (3 TBSP)
2 tsp minced ginger (1 inch piece, peeled)
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
1/4 tsp red chili flakes
1/2 tsp palm sugar

Trim the vegetables; combine ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
This is deceptively mild flavored, though to read the recipe would lead to
believe it is of powerful flavor.
If you don't have palm sugar, substitute brown sugar, not white.
This recipe makes about 1 3/4 C.
It freezes well.