Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, coconut milk chicken with sweet potatoes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

You can use your cut-up chicken to make this ginger-and-lime-scented curry with coconut milk, sweet potatoes and chiles. Or substitute your favorite part, be it wings or legs or bone-in breasts. Transfer the chicken and potatoes to the slow cooker. If desired, serve with optional ingredients.

Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook coconut milk chicken with sweet potatoes using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes:
  1. Take 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
  2. Take 1 tsp ground turmeric
  3. Make ready 2 tsp ground ginger
  4. Make ready 3 tbs sesame oil
  5. Make ready 2 medium shallots, chopped
  6. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  7. Make ready 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  8. Take 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  9. Take 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped plus more for serving
  10. Take 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks (thicker is better)
  11. Prepare 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  12. Take 2 cups canned coconut milk
  13. Prepare 2 tbs fish sauce
  14. Take 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  15. Get juice of 2 limes
  16. Make ready To taste kosher salt
  17. Make ready 2 cups cooked rice, for serving
  18. Get naan, for serving - we warm the pre-packaged ones in the oven (optional)

Transfer back into the food processor and purée until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan. (Alternatively, purée it directly in the saucepan with an immersion blender.) Cut each chicken thigh in half; one half will have a bone the other half will not. Lay chicken on top of sweet potatoes. In a small bowl, combine coconut milk, orange juice, salt and curry powder.

Steps to make Coconut Milk Chicken with Sweet Potatoes:
  1. Toss the chicken with the turmeric, ginger, and 1 tablespoon oil. Let sit 5 minutes.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat.
  3. Add the chicken and sear on both sides until browned, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, cayenne, and cilantro, cook 3 minutes, then toss in the sweet potato.
  5. Season to taste with salt.
  6. Reduce the heat to low. Add 1 cup broth, the coconut milk, and fish sauce. Partially cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. If the sauce is too thick, add additional broth. Stir in the spinach and lime juice.
  7. Serve the chicken and sauce over rice. Top with fresh cilantro. Enjoy with naan.

Lay chicken on top of sweet potatoes. In a small bowl, combine coconut milk, orange juice, salt and curry powder. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and saute for several minutes. The sweetness of coconut milk combined with freshness of lime juice and spiciness of pepper flakes is seriously one of best flavor combinations.

So that is going to wrap this up for this special food coconut milk chicken with sweet potatoes recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I’m confident that you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!