Name: Green Coconut Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 85 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 whole chicken legs; salt to taste; vegetable oil; 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk; 1.75 cups water; 6 cloves garlic, peeled; 3 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped; 1 bunch cilantro; 0.5 bunch green onions, white and light green parts only, chopped; vegetable oil; 1 onion, sliced; 6 slices fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon red curry powder; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 cups 1-inch sweet potato chunks; 1.5 cups 1-inch eggplant chunks; 1 bunch fresh Thai basil leaves, torn; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Ingredients

Instructions

Step 1

Season chicken legs with salt on all sides.
Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium heat; place chicken legs in the pan and cook until golden brown on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
Step 3

Place coconut milk, water, garlic, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, and green onion into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Set aside.
Step 4

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in sliced onion and ginger; cook until sizzling, 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 5

Sprinkle red curry powder over onions and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
Step 6

Place chicken legs in a single layer on top of onions and ginger. Pour pureed coconut mixture, lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar over the chicken.
Step 7

Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, skimming off any fat, until chicken legs are tender, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken from the Dutch oven.
Step 8

Stir potatoes into coconut milk mixture, increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir in eggplant; cook until potatoes and eggplant are tender, about 20 minutes.
Step 9

Stir basil into coconut milk mixture; season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 10

Return chicken to coconut milk mixture; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.

Enjoy your meal!