Madagascar Coconut Chicken Recipes

MADAGASCAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in lemon juice 30 min, drain and season with salt.
• and pepper to taste Saute over medium heat until cooked on outside but slightly pink inside. Drain oil and place chicken in a container and set aside Saute onions, stirring constantly, until slightly browned. Add bell peppers and garlic and saute 3-4 min, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to simmer, add coconut milk, ginger, cayenne powder, and lemon rind. Add chicken back to stew.
• Cover and simmer 30 min or until in thick stew consistency. If mixture is too thin simmer with lid removed until desired consistency is reached. Serve over a bed of steamed white rice.
• NOTE: One pound shelled and deveined shrimp can be added to or.
• substituted for the chicken.

MADAGASCAR COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut up the chicken breast into bite size pieces. Brown the chicken with the olive oil, but do not cook it completely. Add the chopped onion and let cook for about 1 minute, stirring it occasionally. Add the coconut cream and the can of chopped tomatoes. Add the chopped green onions. Add a dash of salt and dash of pepper. Let simmer for 1 hour covered, stirring occasionally.
• Optional: Add 1 chopped zucchini squash around the last 10 minutes.
• Serve with rice and you are done.

CHICKEN IN COCONUT MILK FROM MADAGASCAR

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken in the lemon juice, lemon rind, salt and pepper for about an hour.
• Heat oil in dutch oven or large covered pot. Saute the onion and garlic for a few minutes.
• Add the chicken and continue to cook and stir until the chicken is nearly done.
• Reduce heat, add tomatoes and ginger and stir for a few minutes.
• Add coconut milk and simmer over low heat until chicken is fully cooked and sauce is thickened.
• Serve over rice.

MADAGASCAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Grate the lemon rind, removing the yellow only and leaving the bitter pith on the fruit. Reserve rind.
• Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and squeeze the juice of the lemon over the meat. Allow if to marinate for 30 minutes. Drain and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a hot skillet with a little oil or cooking spray, brown chicken over medium heat leaving chicken only partially cooked.
• Remove chicken and discard any oil, leaving just a light film or spray pan again. Add onions and cook until slightly browned.
• Add bell pepper and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer, add coconut milk, ginger, cayenne powder, and grated lemon rind.
• Return chicken to pan, cover and simmer 30 min or until in thick stew consistency. If mixture is too thin simmer with lid removed until desired consistency is reached.
• Serve over a bed of steamed white rice.