December 13, 2009

Thai-Inspired Chicken

In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to write about a Thai-inspired chicken dish I made. Well, it's taken me a while to get around to writing about it because I feel like something's missing from the dish.



I marinated the chicken in coconut milk with minced garlic, onion and garlic powder, and cayenne pepper with the juice from a couple of clementines. The chicken marinated in the refrigerator overnight before. The next evening, I poured the entire container of chicken and marinade into a pot before adding white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, an onion, and a container of store-bought chicken stock. This simmered over low/medium heat for about 3 hours before I served some to myself over white rice.

The dish is sweet from the sweet potatoes, carrots, and coconut milk, and spicy from the cayenne pepper with some added kick from the garlic and onion. However, like I said earlier...something is missing, some kind of savory aspect. I tried this dish several times but was not able to figure out what I needed to add in order to make it well-rounded. I even tried adding some salt, something that I try my best not to cook with.

So, feel free to try making this dish for yourself and tell me what YOU think it needs. All suggestions are welcome!