Nico Panagios Thai Chicken Potjie Recipes

NICO PANAGIO'S THAI CHICKEN POTJIE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in the potjie. Fry the patty pan, marrows and peppers. Remove once cooked but still crisp.Heat more oil. Fry the ginger, garlic, chilli, lemongrass and curry paste for about 2 minutes, or until you can smell the aromas. Add the chicken pieces and fry for another minute or 2. Add 1 tin coconut milk and chicken stock. Cook for 1 hour. Add ½ to 1 tin of coconut milk if it becomes dry.Add lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar, to taste. Add the fried veggies and remove the lemongrass.Serve hot with fresh chopped coriander and jasmine rice.

NACHOS WITH PICO DE GALLO

Steps:

• Pico de gallo: Place the tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, garlic and jalapeno in a serving bowl and combine well. Stir in the lime juice and season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Make a boat out of tin foil, add the corn chips sprinkle with cheese. Slice Maui onion thinly, brush with oil and place on the grill. Sprinkle chips with tomatoes and Anaheim pepper, cover with a foil tent and place on grill until cheese is melted. Remove chips from the grill. Transfer the grilled onions to a cutting board and dice. Sprinkle onions over chips and garnish with green onions and cilantro. Serve with pico de gallo.

CHICKEN IN A POT, NO PIE

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep skillet or a medium soup pot over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and butter. Melt butter into oil then add the potatoes, onions, celery and carrots, adding them to the pot as you chop them. Add bay leaf and season veggies with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning, cook 5 to 6 minutes to soften them a bit. Add flour and cook another minute then whisk in wine and cook off a minute more. Add stock and put a lid on the pan or pot and raise heat to bring to a quick boil. Slide in chicken and cook 5 minutes. Stir in asparagus and cook 3 minutes more. Turn off heat and add the peas and tarragon. Stir to combine and adjust salt and pepper, to your taste. Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread for mopping.

CHICKEN NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle the taco seasoning and chili powder all over the chicken breasts.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side, then remove from the skillet and set aside. To the skillet, add the tomato sauce, hot sauce and 2 cups hot water and bring to a gentle boil.
• Shred the chicken with 2 forks, then return the shredded chicken to the liquid and simmer on low until everything is hot and bubbly.
• Assemble the nachos in 2 ways: Sprinkle a layer of tortilla chips onto 2 ovenproof plates or baking dishes. Sprinkle both with cheese and then a layer of chicken; repeat twice more with each layer getting smaller in circumference. Finish with an extra sprinkling of cheese. Bake just until the cheese melts, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve one dish as is. On the other, layer on the jalapenos, black olives, tomatoes, green onions and sour cream.

CHICKEN POTJIE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in the pot. Sprinkle the thighs with salt and fry the chicken, a few pieces at a time, until golden brown. Add the herbs, spices and chutney. Arrange the carrots, potatoes and mushrooms in layers on top of the chicken. Dissolve the stock cube in the water and add it to the potjie. Replace the lid and simmer for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Add water if the potjie becomes too dry.