SUPER SPICY Macanese African Chicken | 非洲雞

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a healthier fat profile.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while thighs are more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos are often cheaper.

Chop 6 cloves of garlic and place in a bowl.

Add 6 pieces of bone-in skin-on chicken thighs to the bowl.

Season with 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, and 1 tablespoon paprika.

Add a little white wine and refrigerate overnight.

Melt 50 grams of butter in a pot.

Add chopped chili, chopped onion, chopped shallot, and lemon zest to the melted butter and cook slowly.

Add 4 bay leaves and paprika, cooking for 5 minutes.

Slowly add coconut milk and season.

Let the sauce cool, then mix in 1 tablespoon of peanut butter.

Coat the marinated chicken with half of the spicy sauce and marinate for 10 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 185 degrees Celsius.

Bake the marinated chicken for 10 minutes, then flip it over and coat with the remaining spicy sauce.

Increase the oven temperature to 200 degrees Celsius and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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