Recipe: Yummy Chicken Braised in Coconut and Tomato

Chicken Braised in Coconut and Tomato.

You can have Chicken Braised in Coconut and Tomato using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Braised in Coconut and Tomato

1. It's 8 of chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on.
2. It's 2 tsp of ground cumin.
3. Prepare 2 tsp of ground coriander.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of hot paprika.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of tomato paste.
7. It's 5 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced.
8. It's 1 of medium onion, sliced.
9. It's 1/2 cup of chicken stock.
10. You need 1 (14 oz) of can coconut milk.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of honey.
12. You need 1 of thumb-sized nub ginger, peeled and very thinly sliced.
13. It's 1 handful of cilantro, chopped.

Chicken Braised in Coconut and Tomato step by step

1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Put a large pan on medium-high heat and add the chicken, skin-side down. Fry for about 5 minutes until browned, then flip over and fry 5 minutes on the other side. Remove the chicken to a plate and drain the excess oil from the pan..
2. Add the spices to the pan and let them toast for 1 minute. Stir in a small splash of veg oil and continue frying 1 minute. Add the tomato paste, garlic and onion and continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken stock, coconut milk, honey, a good dash of salt and several grinds of black pepper and reduce the heat to low..
3. Lay the chicken pieces back in the pan. Cover (make sure the lid is slightly ajar) and let simmer for 40 minutes. Flip the chicken every few minutes..
4. Remove the cover and sprinkle the ginger slices into the pan. Continue simmering for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the chopped cilantro, then serve the chicken and sauce atop freshly steamed rice..