Peanut Curry Chicken - How to Make Chicken with Peanut Curry Sauce

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter provides a similar nutty flavor with less saturated fat.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos is often less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index but white sugar is typically cheaper.

In a bowl, mix kosher salt, ground coriander, ground cumin, paprika, turmeric, and cayenne to create a spice blend.

Add half of the spice blend to cut-up boneless skinless chicken thighs and stir until evenly coated.

Optionally, refrigerate the chicken for a few hours or proceed immediately.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat and brown the chicken in two batches for a few minutes on each side, then transfer to a bowl.

Reduce heat to medium and add chopped onion to the same skillet, cooking for about 5 minutes until translucent and slightly golden.

Add minced garlic and grated ginger to the skillet, cooking for about 1 minute.

Stir in the remaining spice blend and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant.

Pour in chicken broth and return the browned chicken along with any accumulated juices to the skillet.

Add ketchup to the mixture and stir well.

Incorporate about 3/4 cup of smooth peanut butter and stir until combined.

Raise heat to high until the mixture simmers, then reduce to low to maintain a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Prepare vegetables: slice zucchini, sweet red pepper, and green poblano pepper.

After 30 minutes of simmering, add the prepared vegetables and whole roasted peanuts to the skillet.

Continue to simmer for an additional 30 to 40 minutes until chicken and vegetables are fork tender, stirring occasionally and adding more broth if needed.

Check for tenderness of chicken and adjust seasoning if necessary, then turn off the heat.

Ladle the curry into bowls and serve over steamed rice, garnishing with chopped cilantro and additional peanuts.

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