Trinidadian Curry Chicken
- 8 whole Chicken Thighs (doesnt Have To Be Thighs, Just Not The Breast)
- 1/2 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 1 whole Large Tomato, Diced
- 2 Tablespoons Green Seasoning (see Note Below)
- 1 whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Cut In Half With Seeds Removed
- 2 whole Green Onions, diced
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Curry Powder ( I Used Chiefs Brand From Trinidad)
- 1/4 teaspoons Ground Cumin
- 1 cup Water ( You Will Likely More; Up To Double This Amount)
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 1.
- Put the chicken into a large non-reactive dish.
- Add the onion, tomato, green seasoning, scotch bonnet pepper (just throw the two halves in), green onions and salt and pepper.
- Toss to coat the chicken in the mixture.
- Cover and put it into the refrigerator to marinate overnight if possible, but for at least 2 hours.
- 2.
- When you are ready to cook the chicken, heat the coconut oil in a large skillet on medium high heat.
- Add the curry powder and cumin to the oil and fry for a couple minutes.
- It will get a bit dry.
- Add 1/2 cup of water and cook for a couple minutes more, stirring as it cooks.
- Take one of the scotch bonnet halves out of the marinade and add it into the spices.
- You can use both halves if you like but with only one half, my daughter can eat it with no problem and it still has a little kick.
- 3.
- Pull the chicken out of the marinade and shake off any veggies that stick.
- Set chicken set aside.
- 4.
- Drain the liquid off of the leftover veggies in the bag of marinade; otherwise it gets weird when you cook it.
- Add the veggies into the spices and continue to cook.
- Cover and turn the heat down to medium.
- 5.
- Keep cooking the onions and tomatoes until they start to melt into a sauce.
- Keep adding a bit of water here and there if you need to.
- It can take a while for the tomatoes to melt into a sauce.
- You want this to turn into your gravy and its best if its not really chunky.
- When its thick and smooth, you are ready to move to the next step.
- 6.
- Add the chicken to the skillet and stir to coat it with the gravy.
- Cover the skillet and let it cook for about 20 minutes.
- Check it every once in a while to stir and add water if needed.
- The chicken will release its juices so you shouldnt need too much water.
- 7.
- After 20 minutes, check the chicken.
- If there is no pink in the middle, you are done!
- If its still pink in the middle, cook for a few minutes longer.
- 8.
- Scoop out the curry chicken and serve it with rice or a roti or both.
- Enjoy!
- Note: You can find green seasoning and Caribbean curry powder at a Caribbean market, but if you dont have one of those nearby you can use regular curry powder and combine a tablespoon each of thyme, cilantro and shallots for the green seasoning.
chicken, onion, tomato, green seasoning, scotch, green onions, coconut oil, curry, ground cumin, water, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/trinidadian-curry-chicken/ (may not work)