Coconut Chicken Curry

Name: Coconut Chicken Curry
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 stalks lemongrass (sliced); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 shallots (peeled and chopped); 1 tbsp ginger (minced); 2 tbsp curry powder (Malaysian/SE Asian preferred); 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (Chinese preferred); 1 Thai bird’s eye chili (sliced, optional (or more, you monster)); 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp oil; 8 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on); 3 -4 potatoes (small, peeled and quartered); 1 cinnamon stick; 2 star anise pods; 5 lime leaves (optional); 1.5 cups coconut milk; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tsp brown sugar

Slightly spicy, coconutty and comforting Malaysian curry chicken.

⏱️ 90 min 🔪 Prep: 30 min 🔥 Cook: 60 min 📊 Hard 👁️ 27 views

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 stalks lemongrass (sliced)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
2 shallots (peeled and chopped)
1 tbsp ginger (minced)
2 tbsp curry powder (Malaysian/SE Asian preferred)
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (Chinese preferred)
1 Thai bird’s eye chili (sliced, optional (or more, you monster))
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp oil
8 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
3 -4 potatoes (small, peeled and quartered)
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise pods
5 lime leaves (optional)
1.5 cups coconut milk
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp brown sugar

Steps

Crush lemongrass, garlic, shallots, ginger, and Thai chilis in a mortar and pestle (or a food processor but it'll be less tasty) until it resembles a paste. Stir in curry powder, turmeric, crushed chili flakes, and 2 tablespoons oil. Coat chicken throughly with the curry paste and let marinate for 30 minutes.
In a large dutch oven, heat up another 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the chicken, skin side down, until golden. Flip the chicken skin side up and add the potatoes. Stir in coconut milk, chicken stock, cinnamon stick, star anise, and lime leaves.
Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 1 hour, or until chicken is soft and tender. Season with fish sauce and brown sugar and enjoy!