Coconut Chicken
Serves 4|
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Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 1 sliced small red Thai chili
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk
- shredded zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped
Directions
- Using a rolling pin, pound the chicken between 2 sheets of wax paper until they are of uniform thickness. Heat the oil and garlic and pepper flakes in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers and the garlic browns. (Don't burn the garlic.)
- Add the chicken breasts and cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Add the salt, pepper, coconut milk, and lime zest and juice.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 3 minutes longer or until the chicken is fork-tender. Remove the chicken to a platter and keep warm.
- Increase heat to high and boil the sauce until thickened or syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in the fish sauce and pour the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 252
- Calcium 53mg
- Carbohydrate 4g
- Cholesterol 78mg
- Fat 13g
- Fiber 0g
- Iron 1mg
- Protein 29mg
- Sat Fat 8g
- Sodium 992mg
What does this mean? See
Nutrition 101
.
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