Chicken In Spiced Sauce Recipes

Ingredients :

2 tablespoons

6

2

4

4

7 cm

3 tablespoons

2 teaspoons

4

350 ml

4 tablespoons

2 tablespoons

55 g

vegetable oil

chicken thighs and 6 chicken drumsticks

stalks lemon grass, chopped

shallots, chopped

cloves garlic, chopped

piece fresh root ginger, chopped

ground coriander

ground turmeric

fresh bay leaves

coconut milk

Chinese chili sauce

brown sugar, or to taste

chopped roasted candlenuts or cashew nuts

salt

Method :

In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add chicken and brown evenly. Transfer to absorbent kitchen paper to drain. Pour all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan. Put lemon grass, shallots, garlic and ginger in a blender. Mix to paste. Gently heat pan of fat, add spice paste and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in coriander, turmeric and bay leaves and stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir in coconut milk, chili sauce, sugar, nuts and salt and stir fry for a further minute. Return chicken to pan and turn in sauce. Cover and cook gently for 20 minutes, stirring and turning chicken frequently, until chicken juices run clear. Discard bay leaves before serving.

Serves 6

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