Recipe

West Indian Curried Chicken Recipe

	Caribbeansailor / All my dishes 6 months ago Subtly spicy with zesty curry Prep:60m Cook:60m Servings:4	Caribbeansa
	curried chicken

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Fans

chefmeow

quaziefly

Ingredients

2 limes (or juice)

2-3 pounds chicken (thighs work excellent) but breast do too!

4 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion chopped finely

2 cloves garlic chopped finely

hot peppers to taste (remember they increase in intensity as they cook)

4 tablespoons curry (home made paste is very nice)

1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped

2 tomatoes coarsely chopped (do not add until later-you know why)

1 christophene peeled and cut into cubes (Chayote, Chocho, Chuchu, Xuxu)-Tropical Squash from south America

1 large eggplant cut into cubes

1 pound pumpkin or squash peeled and cut into cubes

1 cup coconut milk

Salt and freshly ground peppercorns to taste

1 tablespoon rum (or to taste)

Directions

Cut 1 lime in 1/2. squeeze juice over chicken pieces and rub juice into chicken with cut lime

heat 3 tablespoons of oil in large pot over medium heat

pat chicken dry and brown in workable amounts until golden on each side-remove chicken and retain cooking remnants in pot

gently saute onion, garlic and hot pepper until golden (no more than a few minutes)-add curry powder and thyme cooking for another minute while stirring constantly

add all vegetables to curry mixture and stir until evenly coated

add coconut milk and return chicken to pot-season with salt and pepper

bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes stirring occasionally-squeeze in lime juice remaining from cut lime-add rum-add more lime juice and rum if necessary

taste for further adjustments

Recent Gawkers

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Soup And Stew / Stocks

Or see more just like this

Comments

joe1155 6 months ago said:
This sounds really delicious. I love lime with chicken. What is a christophene?

chefmeow 6 months ago said:
I agree with joe, this sounds great, but also am baffled by what a christophene is?

caribbeansailor 6 months ago said:
Hey guys! Thanks for the interest. It really is one of my favourites. Sorry about the local slang (Christophene). I edited the recipe to include these other names! Chayote, Chocho, Chuchu, Xuxu. It is a member of the squash family with a smooth or maybe slightly prickly white to bright green skin. The core must be removed before use. It has the texture of an apple with the flavour of an under ripe pear. I like to eat it raw too.

valinkenmore 6 months ago said:
Thanks for the wonderful recipe. Curries are one of my favorite - I love the ingredients! High 5

Add a Comment