Basil Chicken In Coconut-Curry Sauce Recipe - Cooking Index

Basil Chicken In Coconut-Curry Sauce

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Chicken breast halves - skinless boneless, 1 lb.
1/2 teaspoon  Ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon  Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon  Ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon  Ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon  Ground cumin
  Salt
  Cracked black pepper
1/4 teaspoon  Ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon  Chili powder
1 teaspoon  Red onion - chopped (large)
5 x  Garlic - minced
2   Jalapeno pepper - seeded, finely chopped
1 tablespoon  Olive oil
14 oz  Unsweetened coconut milk
2 teaspoons  Cornstarch
3 tablespoons  Fresh basil - snipped
1 tablespoon  Gingerroot - finely chopped
  Hot cooked rice
  Fresh basil

Recipe Instructions

Rinse chicken; pat dry; cut in 1" pieces. Place in a medium bowl. In a small bowl stir together spices (cardamom to chili powder). Sprinkle over chicken; toss to coat. Cover and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes or I the refrigerator 1-2 hours. In a large nonstick wok or skillet cook and stir onion, garlic and jalapeno peppers in hot oil over medium-heat 2 minutes. Remove onion mixture.

Add half the chicken to the wok. Cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until chicken is tender and no pink remains. Remove chicken from wok; cook and remove remaining chicken. Stir together coconut milk and cornstarch. Carefully add to wok. Cook and stir until bubbly and thickened. Return chicken and onion mixture to wok. Stir in snipped basil and gingerroot. Cook 2 minutes until heated through. Serve over rice. Garnish with fresh basil.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens, January 1998, Page 122.

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