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The Culinistas Coconut Poached Chicken

Total Time: 40 minutes | Prep Time 10 mins | Cook Time 35 mins  | Servings: 2-4

Coconut Poached Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/3 cup ginger, peeled & finely chopped
  • 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
  • 11/2 tsp onion powder, omit to make Reset-friendly
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 lb chicken breasts, skinless + boneless
  • 3 bok choy, halved
  • 1 bunch cilantro, plus small leaves for garnish
  • 1 lime, sliced into wheels for garnish
  • salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

Shopping Tip

  • 1 lime yields about 2 tbsp of juice; for this recipe, we suggest 1 lime for juice. Don’t forget a second lime for the garnish
  • A 4-inch knob of ginger should yield around 1⁄3 cup finely chopped.
  • Buying bone-in chicken breast will yield a super juicy final product.

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium-low heat; add ginger & cook until fragrant, 4-5 mins. Add coconut milk, onion powder, lime juice, salt & pepper; bring to a boil.
  2. Add chicken breast, lower heat & poach until cooked all the way through, 15-20 mins. Add bok choy in the last 3-4 mins of cooking the chicken, cover & steam until tender, 3-4 mins. Remove bok choy & reserve. Remove chicken & allow to rest, 10 mins; slice.
  3. While chicken rests, finish coconut sauce: Simmer poaching liquid & reduce, 7-10 mins. Transfer to the base of a high-speed blender & add cilantro; blend until smooth.
  4. Spoon coconut sauce into a shallow bowl; shingle sliced chicken & bok choy on top. Garnish with cilantro leaves & lime wheels.

Chef Tip

  • Cooked chicken has the internal temperature of 165°F.
  • When poaching, keep the heat just below a simmer. If the water comes to a simmer, it will make the chicken tough & stringy.
  • Add lemongrass, Thai bird chilies & fish sauce to the poaching liquid for a spicy Thai curry flavor.

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