Description
Sizzling spicy Brazilian coconut chicken brings tropical flavors dancing across your plate with bold Brazilian spirit. Tender chicken bathes in creamy coconut sauce, promising a culinary adventure you’ll savor from first delicious bite to last.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 1.5 pounds (680 grams) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
Spices and Seasonings:
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste for spice)
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Thoroughly coat chicken thighs with a vibrant blend of minced garlic, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper, allowing the flavors to penetrate for approximately 20 minutes.
- Heat vegetable oil in a spacious skillet over medium temperature, gently sautéing diced onions and crimson bell peppers until they become translucent and softened.
- Enhance the aromatic base by sprinkling ground cumin, coriander, and smoky paprika into the vegetable mixture, stirring to release their intense fragrance.
- Pour in diced tomatoes, creamy coconut milk, rich chicken broth, and a single bay leaf, bringing the liquid to a gentle, rolling simmer.
- Carefully nestle the marinated chicken thighs into the fragrant sauce, allowing them to cook slowly and absorb the complex flavor profile.
- Maintain a consistent simmer, periodically turning the chicken, until it reaches perfect doneness and the sauce transforms into a luxuriously thick consistency.
- Extract the bay leaf, fine-tune the seasoning with additional salt and freshly ground black pepper, and crown the dish with a sprinkle of vibrant, chopped cilantro leaves before serving.
Notes
- Adjust spice levels by reducing or increasing cayenne pepper to match personal heat tolerance.
- Swap chicken thighs with chicken breasts for a leaner protein option while maintaining similar cooking techniques.
- Use gluten-free chicken broth if following a gluten-sensitive diet to ensure recipe compatibility.
- Select full-fat coconut milk for richer, more luxurious sauce texture and deeper flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Brazilian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg