
Ingredients:
1 kg chicken breast cubes
250 gm portobello mushroom sliced
1/2 tbsp fresh ginger minced
2 large garlic cloves minced
3 cups hot water/stock
2 heaped tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp BBQ sauce
10 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup coconut cream or more to taste
3 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
Salt & Pepper
Thickener: 3 heaped tsp corn flour (corn starch) dissolved in little water
6 people
10 Min.
35 Min.
Directions:
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1
Heat a large saute pan over high heat until very hot then add 2 tbsp oil & swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.
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2
Season chicken with salt & pepper then sears in the oil until golden & almost cooked through (don’t clutter the pan; if it’s small, do that in 2-3 batches, adding more oil if the pan dries out). Remove from the pan & set aside.
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3
Add the remaining tbsp oil, reduce heat to medium & add the mushroom; cook until almost cooked. Add the garlic + ginger & stir with the mushroom until fragrant (don’t let the garlic brown).
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4
Add the stock/water; scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to get out the sticky chicken pieces.
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5
Add the BBQ sauce, tomato paste & Worcestershire sauce & whisk to dissolve into the water/stock.
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6
Bring the sauce to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a simmer.
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7
Stir the coconut cream into the sauce then whisk in the cornflour/water mixture until the sauce starts to thicken.
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8
Return the chicken to the pan, coat with the sauce & let simmer for a couple of minutes until the sauce thickens.
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9
Season with salt & pepper then turns off the heat.
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10
Serve immediately with coconut or jasmine rice.