CHICKEN IN CORIANDER / CILANTRO SAUCE

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My neighbour was telling me about this dish a while ago and they way she explained it made my mouth water. I asked her a copy of the recipe and here it is now on Zaar. I've only tried it once and next time I make it I may remove the liquid/sauce and puree it so it could be a thicker green sauce. I will also try it with chicken thighs as I used chicken breast and it wasn't tender as I wanted it to be. Overall the flavours were yummy and I served it with cous cous. UPDATE!! After much consideration and experimentation, I've double to sauce as suggested by the reviewers - NOTE!! An "average" sized bunch of coriander is 60 grams (2 oz) = 1 1/2 cups chopped

Provided by Chef floWer

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
8 skinless chicken thighs
2 large onions, peeled & sliced
1 cup dry white wine
2 bunches fresh cilantro (** Reminder to use entire coriander, stems and leaf) or 2 bunches fresh coriander, separate stems and leaf then, coarsely chopped (** Reminder to use entire coriander, stems and leaf)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt (or to your personal taste)
1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground (or to your personal taste)
2 tablespoons lemons, juice of (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large non stick fry pan. When it is hot, add the thighs in one layer and saute them over medium to high heat for 4 minutes on each side or until nicely browned. Remove the chicken to a platter.
  • Add the onions to the dripping in the pan. Sauté for 1 minute. Stir in the garlic, wine and coriander stems only (not leafs at this stage) and sauté for 1 minute longer.
  • Return the chicken to the pan, add lemon (if your using it) salt and pepper. Bring the surrounding liquid to the boil.
  • Cover the pan, reduce the heat and boil gently for 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the coriander leaves and serve 2 thighs per person.
  • Serve with rice or cous cous.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.3, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 114.5, Sodium 713.4, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 3.9, Protein 28.5

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