Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Macanese Portuguese Chicken

澳門葡國雞

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — finished dish

Total time: 65 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Macanese Portuguese chicken is a mild baked curry with coconut milk, potato and olives.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

700 g boneless chicken thigh
350 g potato
150 g onion
300 ml coconut milk
200 ml chicken stock
80 g pitted green olives

Curry sauce

1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp turmeric
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
wok
baking dish
oven

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — tools

03

Steps

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Cut the chicken into chunks, potato into pieces and onion into wedges

Step 1

Cut the chicken into chunks, potato into pieces and onion into wedges

Cut the chicken into chunks, potato into pieces and onion into wedges.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Measure the curry powder, turmeric, salt and sugar

Step 2

Measure the curry powder, turmeric, salt and sugar

Measure the curry powder, turmeric, salt and sugar.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Mince the garlic and preheat the oven to 200°C

Step 3

Mince the garlic and preheat the oven to 200°C

Mince the garlic and preheat the oven to 200°C.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Heat a wok and brown the chicken lightly, skin side down

Step 4

Heat a wok and brown the chicken lightly, skin side down

Heat a wok and brown the chicken lightly, skin side down.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Add the onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant

Step 5

Add the onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant

Add the onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Stir in curry powder and turmeric over low heat for 30 seconds

Step 6

Stir in curry powder and turmeric over low heat for 30 seconds

Stir in curry powder and turmeric over low heat for 30 seconds.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Add potato, stock, salt and sugar, then bring to a boil

Step 7

Add potato, stock, salt and sugar, then bring to a boil

Add potato, stock, salt and sugar, then bring to a boil.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Stir in coconut milk without letting it boil hard

Step 8

Stir in coconut milk without letting it boil hard

Stir in coconut milk without letting it boil hard.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Transfer everything to the baking dish and add the olives

Step 9

Transfer everything to the baking dish and add the olives

Transfer everything to the baking dish and add the olives.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Bake for 25 minutes until the potato is tender

Step 10

Bake for 25 minutes until the potato is tender

Bake for 25 minutes until the potato is tender.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Check that the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick but not split

Step 11

Check that the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick but not split

Check that the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick but not split.

Macanese Portuguese Chicken — Rest for five minutes, then serve with the curry sauce

Step 12

Rest for five minutes, then serve with the curry sauce

Rest for five minutes, then serve with the curry sauce.

Common mistakes

Do not rush with excessive heat or ignore doneness, as both texture and safety will suffer.

Tips

Measure everything first and check doneness at each stage; remove bones and cut smaller for children or older adults.