This is one of my favorite quick meals: Coconut Ginger Chicken with a wonderful peanut sauce. I’m only using a single pain which makes for a super easy clean-up afterward. Substituting the coconut water was a bit of an experiment when I first tried it- but soon discovered how amazing it was.
If you want to see a step-by-step tutorial, check out my YouTube video!
One-Pot Gingery Chicken and Rice with Peanut Sauce and Pickled Cucumbers
A simple one-pot meal that is FULL of flavor.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Cucumber:
- 1 English cucumber
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Pinch salt
Ingredients for Chicken:
- 6 skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 large shallot finely chopped
- 6-8 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 2 in. Piece of ginger peeled and finely chopped
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce or ponzu sauce
- 3 ¼ cups of coconut water
Ingredients for Peanut Sauce:
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 5 tsp Sriracha
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 ½ tsp. Honey
- ¼ cup of warm water
Instructions
Steps:
- For cucumbers, slice lengthwise and then into thin diagonal slices. In a bowl combine vinegar, sugar, and salt. Combine until salt and sugar dissolve. Add cucumbers and put them in the fridge to brine.
- Pat dry chicken thighs and season with salt all over. Place the chicken skin side down into a dutch oven or large pot on medium heat. Cook undisturbed until golden brown and crisp, about 8-10 min. Then, slide the chicken around for even browning and continue until its a deep brown color, 1-2 min. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Over medium-low heat, add shallots, garlic, ginger, and crushed red pepper to the pot and cook until fragrant, 2 min. Rinse the rice, then add into the pot and stir for 2 min. Stir in soy sauce, a pinch of salt, and coconut water. Add chicken back into the pot skin side up. Increase the heat to medium and bring the liquid to a simmer. Immediately cover pot, reduce the heat to low, and cook 25 min. Remove from heat and let chicken and rice sit 10 minutes.
- Assemble the dish, serving the chicken and rice with peanut sauce, cucumbers, and some fresh cilantro.
Made this today and we all loved it. Simple cooking but tastes fab. Keep up the good work.
Please keep them coming.