Chicken in Thick Sauce

 

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1.5kg chicken joints
• 1 onion, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 inch piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
• a pinch of flaked chilli
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 tablespoons organic coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• half teaspoon ginger powder
• 2 strips lemon rind
• 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 tin coconut milk
• quarter teaspoon honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method:

1. Cut the chicken into 1.5 inch pieces.  Puree the onion, garlic, ginger and chillies with the water.
2. Heat the oil in a wok and fry the onion mixture for 4 minutes.
3. Add the turmeric, pepper, ginger powder and cook for 1 minute.  Add the lemon rind, sea slat and chicken pieces and stir-fry until brown.
4. Add the coconut milk and honey and simmer, covered, until tender and the liquid is halved.  Stir in the lemon juice and serve.