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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Chicken in Coconut Milk Sauce







Things needed:

I medium-sized white pan
Wooden Spoon
Tongs
Paper towels

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
½ yellow onion, minced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1½ cups of coconut milk
3tbsp. ground black pepper
3tbsp grape seed oil
¼ cup of dried tomatoes in oil
2 bay leaves
1tbsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt to taste

Step by step:

1.     Dry the chicken breasts with paper towels
2.     Sprinkle salt on each side of the chicken breasts
3.     Dip the chicken breasts on ground black peppers and cover both sides
4.     In medium-high heat, heat the 3tbsp grape seed oil
5.     Sear the chicken breasts until they’re brown on both sides
6.     Remove the chicken from oil then set aside
7.     In the same oil, sauté the garlic until golden brown then add the onion
8.     Sauté onion until the color turns translucent
9.     Add 2 bay leaves
10. Add the coconut oil and stir
11. Lower the heat to medium and let the coconut milk boil gently
12. Keep stirring and add 1tbsp fresh thymes
13. Put the chicken back into the pan
14. Turn the heat to medium-low heat and add the sun-dried tomatoes and stir it into the sauce
15. Cover with lid and let the chicken cook thoroughly
16. Stir from time to time until the sauce thickens to desired consistency
17. Serve

Good for 2 servings.