Thai Coconut Lime Chicken

I’ve never been to Thailand, but it’s on the list! I found this recipe online, have prepared it several times for my family, and my mother has requested the recipe so I’m putting it on here, as per the code of pettiness. You can serve this over rice or noodles, though my family prefers the rice as it’s better for soaking up the delicious sauce. This version is made to my and my family’s taste, however you can find the original here. A little word of warning, the garlic will turn blue. It’s a natural reaction to the citrus, so don’t panic! Your dish is still perfectly fine and now slightly more colourful!

Ingredients

2 shallots

4 cloves of garlic

1 tbsp fresh ginger

1/4 cup of cilantro

4 limes

6 chicken breasts

2 tbsp avocado oil

1 can of coconut milk

1/2 carton of Campbell’s chicken broth

Method

In a large pan, over medium heat, warm the avocado oil. While it’s heating, dice your shallots and garlic, peel your ginger, and juice your limes.

Add the shallots and garlic once the oil is warm, and grate the ginger in with a microplane if you have one. If not, mincing it will work just as well, just make sure the pieces are very small. Getting a hunk of ginger in your food can be a bit overwhelming! Be sure to keep the heat low, you want to sweat these ingredients, not brown them.

Once they shallots are translucent, season your chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and add them to the pan. Brown the chicken on both sides, then set aside.

Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, lime juice, and half of the cilantro to the pan to deglaze it. If you want to thicken the sauce, now would be a good time to do so by adding a little bit of corn starch.

I can never get a handle on rice, so for the next time, I’ll start my rice at this point, see how it goes, and let you guys know if it’s ready around the same time as the chicken!

Bring your chicken back and put it in the pan. Cover with a lid and let it simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

Serve the chicken over a bed of rice, ladle on some sauce, sprinkle some fresh cilantro over top and maybe a slice of lime.

Enjoy!