Brazilian Chicken With Coconut Milk Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander.
• Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Place the chicken in the skillet.
• Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet.
• Cook and stir the onion, ginger, jalapeno peppers, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the coconut milk.
• You may add additional salt and/or pepper to the sauce, if desired.
• Serve over the chicken.
• Garnish with the parsley.

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry and season with salt and pepper. In a deep 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. When the oil shimmers, add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook, undisturbed, until nicely browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, 4 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Turn heat to medium-low, add the onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon and red-pepper flakes, and cook until the garlic and the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with salt.
• Add the tomatoes with their juices and the coconut milk, and stir until combined, scraping up any brown bits that have formed at the bottom of the pan. Nestle the chicken back into the skillet along with any juices that have accumulated. Simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide the rice, if using, among bowls and plate the chicken on top, spooning additional sauce over it. Scatter with cilantro and a squeeze of lime, if you like.