Tuesday, February 6, 2018

CHICKEN LIME TACOS (favfamily recipes)

  • 1 1/2lbs chicken, strips
  • 1/4c red wine vinegar
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 2t sugar
  • 1t salt
  • 1t black pepper
  • 4-5 green onions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4T fresh cilantro or to taste
  • tortillas
 
Sauté chicken in a medium skillet in a little oil for a few minutes until chicken becomes white all around. Combine vinegar, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, green onion, garlic and cilantro and add to chicken. Simmer for an extra 10-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Add chicken to tortillas and top with lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, or any other taco topping you like.
 

COCONUT LIME CHICKEN SOUP (favfamilyrecipes)

  • 3 T butter
  • 1 carrot shredded
  • Thai seasoning see below
  • 2 c chicken broth
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • rotisserie chicken, shredded
  • 1c cooked rice
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 T soy sauce
 
Thai Seasoning:
  • 1/2t curry powder
  • 1/4t cinnamon
  • 1/4t ginger
  • 1/4t chili powder
  • 1/4t paprika
  • 1/4t salt
 
Place a large pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Add the butter, carrots, and thai seasoning and cook until carrots become soft. In a blender, add chicken broth and cilantro and pulse a few times, then pour contents of blender into the pot. Add the coconut milk, shredded chicken, rice, lime juice, and soy sauce. Bring to a low boil then remove from heat and serve.
     

MASSAMAN CHICKEN CURRY (IP) (paint the kitchen red)

4oz Thai massaman curry paste (Maesri or Mae Ploy brand)
1 can coconut milk
1t ginger
2lb chicken, cut into thin strips
1/4c water
1T tamarind paste concentrate
1T fish sauce
1T brown sugar
1T lime juice
2c potatoes, 1in cubes
1 onion, 1in pieces
1/2c roasted peanuts
1T peanut butter

Turn IP to Saute- high and cook curry paste, 1/2 can coconut milk, and ginger for 2min until bubbly. Press "Cancel" and add chicken, coconut milk, water, tamarind, fish sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice. Set to cook on "Manual" for 15min. Quick release and stir in potatoes, onions, peanuts, and peanut butter. "Manual" cook for 5min and quick release. Stir, taste, and adjust seasoning as desired. Can also add more liquid if needed- coconut milk, chicken broth, or water. Serve over rice.