Venezuelan Coconut Chicken

Chicken · Venezuela classic.

Ingredients

• 2 Chicken Breasts
• 2 chopped Onion
• 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
• 4 Bay Leaves
• Pinch Black Pepper
• Pinch Turmeric
• Pinch Cumin
• Pinch Salt
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 3 Tomato
• 1 tablespoon Ginger Paste
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1 Can Coconut Milk
• 1/2 cup Water

Method

1. Continue cooking — Cut the chicken up into bite size pieces. Peel and cut the onions, mince the garlic.
2. Continue cooking — Assemble the rest of the ingredients and you are ready to start cooking.
3. Fry — Make the Dish Heat up a fry pan over medium heat.
4. Add ingredients — Add the oil and when hot, sauté the onion until translucent.
5. Blend — Remove from pan and transfer to a blender or food processor.
6. Add ingredients — Add tomatoes, garlic, turmeric, cumin, sugar, ginger paste, coconut milk, water and blend smooth.
7. Add ingredients — In the same pan you cooked the onion, add the chicken and brown all sides.
8. Simmer — This should take about 3 minutes. Add the blender ingredients and bay leaves to the pan, bring to a simmer and cook until the chicken is white inside and the liquid is creamy. (15 to 20 minutes)
9. Serve — Remove the bay leaves and serve with white rice.

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