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    Venezuelan Coconut Chicken Recipe

    July 22, 2012 by G. Stephen Jones 3 Comments

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    Venezuelan Coconut Chicken Recipe

    Daniella's Venezuelan Chicken

    This recipe comes from a friend of ours in Park City, Utah. Daniela is from Venezuela and an excellent cook. She and her husband David served us this dish at their house one night and I had to have the recipe. It is delicious and couldn't be simpler.

    If you like this recipe, you may want to check out her Mexican Chilaquiles recipe.

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    Venezuelan Coconut Chicken Recipe

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Venezuelan
    Servings: 2 servings

    Ingredients

    • 2 whole chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
    • 2 onions peeled and cut into eighths
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • 4 bay leaves
    • black pepper or chili powder
    • 1 pinch turmeric
    • 1 pinch cumin
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 3 roma tomatoes
    • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 1 can coconut milk
    • ½ cup water
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    Prep

    • Cut the chicken up into bite size pieces. Peel and cut the onions, mince the garlic.
    • Assemble the rest of the ingredients and you are ready to start cooking.

    Make the Dish

    • Heat up a fry pan over medium heat. Add the oil and when hot, sauté the onion until translucent. Remove from pan and transfer to a blender or food processor.
    • Add tomatoes, garlic, turmeric, cumin, sugar, ginger paste, coconut milk, water and blend smooth.
    • In the same pan you cooked the onion, add the chicken and brown all sides. 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)
    • Remove the bay leaves and serve with white rice.
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    1. SRD

      November 18, 2012 at 10:28 pm

      This sounds mighty tasty. I'm gonna give it a try!

      Thanks for posting it.

      Reply
    2. AGN

      March 01, 2013 at 1:24 am

      This was absolutely amazing! My entire family loved it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us 🙂

      Reply
    3. Marianne

      January 16, 2014 at 5:25 pm

      This recipe is a family favorite. Thanks for sharing

      Reply

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