Curried Peanut Chicken Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN CURRY WITH PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken: Heat a stove-top grill pan or griddle with cooking spray to medium-high heat. Season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper and set aside. In a small bowl, combine lime juice, curry powder, turmeric, cumin and olive oil, as needed to loosen mixture. Mix well with a spoon and brush mixture all over both sides of chicken. Place chicken on hot pan and cook 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Remove from heat and place on plate.
• For the dipping sauce: While the chicken is cooking, in a small saucepan, combine coconut milk, peanut butter, lime juice, and sugar. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Serve 4 of the chicken breast halves with all of the peanut sauce. Reserve remaining chicken for Pastilla, if desired.

CHEF JOHN'S PEANUT CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix salt, coriander, cumin, turmeric, paprika, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
• Place chicken pieces in a separate bowl and add 1/2 of the spice blend. Mix together thoroughly to coat each surface with spice blend.
• Heat oil over high heat in a heavy pot. Brown half of the chicken pieces on all sides. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion to pot. Saute until onions start to turn translucent and golden, 1 or 2 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; cook about 1 minute. Stir in remaining spice blend; cook and stir one minute. Pour in chicken broth. Add browned chicken along with accumulated juices. Stir in peanut butter and ketchup; add brown sugar. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to maintain a gentle, steady simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer zucchini, red bell pepper, poblano pepper, and peanuts to the pot. Stir to mix. Continue simmering until chicken and vegetables are fork tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Serve over rice with a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of peanuts and chopped cilantro.

CHICKEN WITH PEANUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add cut up chicken, season and saute until cooked through stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add green beans and pepper strips and continue cooking for 3 minutes.
• While chicken cooks, start the peanut curry sauce. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all ingredients for the sauce. Pour sauce into a frying pan over the chicken and vegetables, stir to combine. Turn heat up to high and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 6 to 8 minutes. Serve over Coconut Rice or plain steamed rice.
• In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, chicken broth, lime juice, and instant rice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and cover for 7 to 9 minutes. Fluff rice with fork and stir in toasted coconut. Serve.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat. Brown the chicken in batches, setting aside once golden. Fry the onion for 8 minutes until softened. Then add the garlic, chilli and ginger and fry in the other 1 tbsp oil for 1 min. Add the garam masala and fry for 1 min more.
• Stir in the peanut butter, coconut milk and tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Return the chicken to the pan and add the chopped coriander. Cook for 30 mins until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve with the remaining coriander, roasted peanuts and rice, if you like.

PEANUT CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute carrots and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Stir in broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in the chicken, coconut milk, peanut butter and curry powder; heat through. Serve with rice.

PEANUT CURRY WITH CHICKEN AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and 1/3 of the basil. Saute until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion and cook until transparent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add chicken to the pan with remaining sesame oil and season with chile powder. Add mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Cook until the chicken is only slightly pink in the center and the mushrooms have started to lose their moisture, 4 to 5 minutes. Add curry paste and mix well.
• Pour in 1/2 of the coconut milk. Stir until vegetables and chicken are evenly coated. Add peanut butter and curry powder and mix thoroughly. Cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens, stirring often to keep the sauce from burning to the bottom of the pan, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add remaining coconut milk and brown sugar. Continue to simmer over low heat until desired consistency is reached, 10 to 15 minutes more, tasting and adding more peanut butter if needed.

CURRIED PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, peanut butter and curry powder. Pour 2/3 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain chicken and discard marinade. Grill chicken and peppers, covered, over medium heat for 5-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165° and peppers are tender. , Warm the reserved marinade. Cut chicken and peppers into 1/2-in. strips; sprinkle with coconut and currants. Serve with rice and reserved marinade.

CURRIED CHICKEN AND PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• In a large non-stick saute pan, sear chicken breasts on each side for 1 minute; set aside.
• In the same pan, saute shallot, celery and carrot in 2t oil on low for about 5 minutes or until softened.
• Sprinkle with curry powder; mix well.
• Slowly add beer and stir as curry begins to thicken.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a 8qt stockpot, saute garlic in remaining 1t olive oil over med heat for 1 minute.
• Add chicken, bay leaves& tomatoes; cover& simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add curry mixture to the chicken and tomatoes, along with the chile pepper, parsley, and peanut butter/water.
• When all is well combined, add stock and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Remove chicken breasts, cool (enough so that it can be easily removed from the bone) and dice the meat.
• Return chicken to stockpot.
• If desired, add sugar and cilantro.
• Taste, adjust seasonings, and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Put the chicken, chopped garlic, a third of the lemongrass and half the ginger, spices and lime juice in a large bowl. Toss, then cover and leave for 30 mins, or chill for up to 24 hrs. Blitz the whole garlic, the rest of the lemongrass and ginger, remaining spices, chopped chilli, onion and a large splash of water to in a food processor. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chicken all over. Set aside on a plate. Cook the paste for 8-10 mins until it splits. Stir in the peanut butter and kecap manis. When thickened, add the coconut milk and half a can of water, bring to a simmer, season, then add the chicken with its juices. Continue to simmer for 40 mins, stirring often. Turn off the heat, add the rest of the lime juice and season. Leave to rest for 10 mins. Scatter over the sliced chilli, spring onions, fresh coriander and peanuts to serve.

CURRY CHICKEN WITH COCONUT AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• Cut chicken into cubes, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Slice onion in julienne, and mash garlic.
• In a large wok, (or dutch oven if necessary), heat oil to just below smoking.
• Add garlic and stirfry til golden, and quickly add onions, and stir.
• When the onions begin to soften, add chicken, and stir fry until cooked through and browned a bit--liquid from chicken should all be evaporated.
• Add wine and reduce a little, then add peanut butter, boullion, ginger, curry and cilantro.
• Stir to coat well, and until peanut butter has melted.
• Add water, and simmer about 15 minutes, or until flavors have blended well.
• Add coconut milk and heat to just below boiling, then add cornstarch slurry to thicken as desired.
• Serve over steamed rice, with chopped cilantro and peanuts to garnish.
• I like it a bit spicy, so I also add chopped chilies, or cayenne to the dish.