Caribbean Chicken

Here’s a yummy dish to warm your belly on a chilly, fall day. Everyone loved this dish, especially the kiddos who like a reason to cast aside eating utensils for fingers–chicken on the bone being a perfect excuse.

This meal was tasty and filling, and the sweet potatoes and peppers make it a nice fall dish. Instead of using whole chicken legs, I used four chicken legs and four thighs. This worked well for our family. You can use any chicken pieces that you prefer, just make sure they have skin-on and bone-in.

We served this over brown rice, but if you’re feeling extra fancy, it would be delicious with black beans and rice.

Caribbean Chicken

Source: Harvest Eating Cookbook by Keith Snow

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂ cup GF flour mix
• 2 tbs ground cumin
• 2 tbs fresh sage chopped
• sea salt and pepper
• 4 chicken legs with thighs attached bone-in, skin-on
• 4 tbs olive oil
• 1 cup organic bell pepper diced
• 1 cup organic onion diced
• 2 cups homemade chicken broth
• 1 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 large sweet potato peeled and cut into 1 in. cubes
• 1 bunch cilantro chopped
• potato starch/ corn starch/ arrowroot for thickening

Method

1. Combine flour, cumin, sage, salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour.
2. Heat the oil in a dutch oven over med-high heat. Add the chicken and saute it until well-browned on all sides, approx 10 minutes.
3. Add the bell pepper and onion and season with salt and pepper to taste. Saute 5 min more.
4. Add the broth, coconut milk, sweet potato, and cilantro. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Remove the chicken and keep warm. Thicken the sauce with a slurry made from equal parts cold water and potato starch. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with cilantro.