Coconut Chicken

The original contributor provided the following anecdote:"On a recent trip to the Caribbean I was impressed by all the roadside Barbecue stops that spring up on weekends, where you can buy, very cheaply, a portion of chicken, usually in a good, if rather sticky barbecue sauce, to take away and eat on a wonderful beach somewhere! I jokingly suggested to one enterprising young man, that he also offer chicken marinaded…
Ingredients
Marinating
- Skin-on chicken legs, breasts, or wings (sufficient for the number of people you are cooking for)
- 1 tin (400 ml) coconut milk
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 1 bunch fresh mint, chopped
- 1 large sprinkle of paprika
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 small knob of fresh ginger, grated
Rice
- 1 cupful of basmati rice per person
- 10 g butter (optional)
- 3 cloves
Steps
Marinating
- Pierce chicken in various places to ½ inch deep.
- Combine marinade ingredients in dish. Submerge chicken. Marinate at least 3 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
- Cook chicken on barbecue, electric grill or in oven until done. Coat with plenty of marinade while cooking, for crispy skin.
Rice
- Bring salted water to a boil in large saucepan. Add cloves.
- Add rice. Boil until cooked. Drain and rinse under hot water. Discard cloves.
- Return rice to pan over low heat. Add about ½ cup coconut marinade mixture or leftover coconut milk. Heat through slowly.
- Add butter at the last minute. Melt. Add a handful of chopped mint leaves if any left.
- Fluff rice with fork.
Serving
- Place rice in middle of plate. Top with grilled chicken. Squeeze fresh lime juice over. Serve with green salad.
Notes from the original
- You can roast some bananas in the same oven to go with this, either in their skins, or in foil with a little cinnamon!
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Coconut Chicken” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-08-21, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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