Malaysian Chicken With Curry Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs whole chickens, small
• 1 tablespoon mild curry powder (madras curry)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper (chili sauce, substitute sambal ulek)
• salt
• 3 cups chicken stock (bouillon cubes or from a can)
• 1 cup coconut milk (from a can, found in asian and hispanic markets)
• 3 tablespoons ghee (or margarine, peanut oil)
• 2 limes, cut 1 lime into wedges and used 1 for lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 4 sprigs cilantro, wash and remove the stems (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preparation-.
• 2 remove any excess fat from the chicken, cut off the small tips from the two chicken wings and set aside.
• 3 in a cup add the curry powder, onion, garlic, pepper/chili sauce and a little salt, mix and set aside.
• 4 directions-.
• 5 in a large pot (big enough to hold the chicken and stock) add 2 cups chicken stock and 1/2 cup coconut milk and bring to a low boil.
• 6 then add the curry powder, onion, garlic, pepper/chili sauce, salt taste (optional) to the pan, stir well.
• 7 next add the chicken and turn in the sauce, add more stock if necessary so that 3/4 of the chicken is covered.
• 8 simmer the chicken for 20 minutes and then turn over carefully in the sauce. continue to cook in the sauce for another 35 minutes turning the chicken a few times and spoon the sauce over as needed (note-some of the chicken skin may come off, which is not a problem).
• 9 remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.
• 10 next reduce the cooking sauce in the pot (scraping the bottom of the pan if needed) to a fairly thick sauce (might take 15 minutes or longer).
• 11 while the sauce is being reduced, in a wok (or another large pan) add the ghee, and when it is hot, fry the chicken to a golden brown on all sides (optional).
• 12 after the sauce has been reduced stir in the lime juice and add salt to taste (optional).
• 13 next add the whole chicken back to the sauce in the pot and turn a few times in the sauce.
• 14 remove to a nice serving dish, pour the sauce over and then add some cilantro leaves for garnish and lime wedges on the side.
• 15 enjoy with rice and some vegetables.