Coconut Chicken

Name: Coconut Chicken
Ingredients: Skin-on chicken legs, breasts, or wings (sufficient for the number of people you are cooking for); 1 tin (400 ml) coconut milk; 1 lime, zested and juiced; 1 bunch fresh mint, chopped; 1 large sprinkle of paprika; 1 pinch of salt; 1 small knob of fresh ginger, grated; 1 cupful of basmati rice per person; 10 g butter (optional); 3 cloves

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Ingredients

Skin-on chicken legs, breasts, or wings (sufficient for the number of people you are cooking for)
1 tin (400 ml) coconut milk
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 bunch fresh mint, chopped
1 large sprinkle of paprika
1 pinch of salt
1 small knob of fresh ginger, grated
1 cupful of basmati rice per person
10 g butter (optional)
3 cloves

Steps

Stab the chicken in various places to a depth of about ½ inch so that they take on the taste from the marinade.
Combine all the contents of the marinade together in a dish, and place the chicken into it so that the chicken is covered by the marinade. Let marinate, turning occasionally, for at least 3 hours, or overnight is possible—the longer the better.
Place the chicken pieces on a barbecue, an electric grill, or even in the oven. Cook until done, making sure you coat the chicken with plenty of the marinade as you cook. You should aim for a nice crispy skin.
In a large saucepan bring some salted water to a boil, and add the cloves.
Add the rice, and boil until the rice is cooked. Drain and rinse under hot water to remove excess starch. Take out the cloves and discard.
Return the rice to the pan and place over a low heat. Add about ½ cupful of the coconut marinade mixture (or any leftover coconut milk from the tin) to the rice, and heat through slowly.
Add the butter at the last minute, and let it melt. If there is any left over, also add a handful of the chopped mint leaves to the rice as well.
Fluff up the rice with a fork.
Place rice in the middle of your serving plate, place the grilled/barbecued chicken on top, sprinkle with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and serve with a green salad.

More recipes with chicken, coconut milk, lime, mint, paprika, ginger, rice or cloves

Adapted from “Coconut Chicken” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.

Ingredients

Skin-on chicken legs, breasts, or wings (sufficient for the number of people you are cooking for)

1 tin (400 ml) coconut milk

1 lime, zested and juiced

1 bunch fresh mint, chopped

1 large sprinkle of paprika

1 pinch of salt

1 small knob of fresh ginger, grated

1 cupful of basmati rice per person

10 g butter (optional)

3 cloves

Steps

Stab the chicken in various places to a depth of about ½ inch so that they take on the taste from the marinade.

Combine all the contents of the marinade together in a dish, and place the chicken into it so that the chicken is covered by the marinade. Let marinate, turning occasionally, for at least 3 hours, or overnight is possible—the longer the better.

Place the chicken pieces on a barbecue, an electric grill, or even in the oven. Cook until done, making sure you coat the chicken with plenty of the marinade as you cook. You should aim for a nice crispy skin.

In a large saucepan bring some salted water to a boil, and add the cloves.

Add the rice, and boil until the rice is cooked. Drain and rinse under hot water to remove excess starch. Take out the cloves and discard.

Return the rice to the pan and place over a low heat. Add about ½ cupful of the coconut marinade mixture (or any leftover coconut milk from the tin) to the rice, and heat through slowly.

Add the butter at the last minute, and let it melt. If there is any left over, also add a handful of the chopped mint leaves to the rice as well.

Fluff up the rice with a fork.

Place rice in the middle of your serving plate, place the grilled/barbecued chicken on top, sprinkle with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and serve with a green salad.

Adapted from “Coconut Chicken” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.