Braised Chicken and Plantains

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 whole chicken cut into 8 pieces
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium sweet onion sliced thin
2 scallions sliced diagonal
1 medium green bell pepper sliced thin
1/2 cup white wine
4 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons ground ginger
3 cups low sodium chicken broth or use homemade
1 1/2 cups canned unsweetened coconut milk
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound ripe plantains peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, or use Yukon gold potatoes
2 Roma tomatoes seeded and sliced
5 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Instructions

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet with a tight fitting lid. Add chicken pieces and sauté, skin sides down, for 3 minutes per side or until lightly browned; remove from pan and set aside. Add onion, scallions, bell pepper; sauté for 4 minutes. Add the wine and whisk up all of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan; cook until mixture is reduced by half.
Add garlic, ginger, broth, coconut milk and tomato paste. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to low and return chicken to the pan; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add plantains (or potatoes) and sliced tomatoes; continue to simmer for 15 minutes (20 minutes for potatoes). Taste and season again to taste if desired. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: White rice and braised collard greens. VEGETARIAN: Use non-breaded faux chicken patties and adjust cooking time/method accordingly. KOSHER: No changes necessary. GLUTEN FREE: Make sure wine, broth and tomato paste are gluten free. NUTRITION: Per Serving: 716 Calories; 51g Fat (63.8% calories from fat); 41g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 199mg Cholesterol; 258mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 6 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 8 Fat. Points: 20

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