CHICKEN AND COCONUT CREAM

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What's more indulgent than a single dish featuring spicy, savory, and sweet? I accidentally invented this sauce in school after obsessively frequent visits to a nearby Burmese spot began to strain my meager college budget. After several failed attempts at duplication (to this day they refuse to give me the recipe), I was pleased to discover that I'd developed something pretty special of my own. Serve over rice.

Provided by Simret Zeru

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup water, plus more as needed
2 medium onions
2 medium tomatoes, cored
2 peppers habanero peppers, seeded
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can cream of coconut
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
2 medium jalapeno peppers, minced
½ cup salted butter
2 tablespoons white sugar

Steps:

  • Combine 1 cup water, 1 onion, 1 tomato, and both habanero peppers in a blender; liquefy. Chop remaining onion and tomato into bite-sized pieces.
  • Transfer liquefied tomato-pepper mixture to a saucepan. Boil for at least 30 minutes, adding more water periodically to prevent it from burning.
  • Meanwhile, season chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour to coat.
  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned but not fully cooked, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and chop into bite-sized chunks.
  • Pour coconut cream into a bowl. Add some of the hot tomato-pepper mixture to the coconut cream, whisking quickly. Repeat a few more times to raise the temperature of the coconut cream.
  • Add warmed coconut cream mixture back to the tomato-pepper mixture and lower the heat to a simmer. Add chicken, bell pepper, jalapenos, sugar, and reserved chopped tomato and onion. Add enough water to achieve desired consistency and simmer for 10 minutes. Add butter and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578 calories, Carbohydrate 54.2 g, Cholesterol 87.4 mg, Fat 34.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 14.5 g, SaturatedFat 20.9 g, Sodium 192.9 mg, Sugar 47.2 g

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