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Homemade Macau African Chicken

This is an easy version of African Chicken, a famous Macau restaurant chicken dish, that you can make easily at home.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Macao, Macau,
Keyword: African Chicken, Macao Food, Macau African Chicken
Servings: 2
Author: Kanthi

Ingredients

For Marinating Chicken

  • 2 skin-on chicken thighs/legs/breast
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon & clove
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary optional
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil plus for frying

For the Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 onion (L) chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 100 ml chicken stock
  • 100 ml tomato paste
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 20 g butter cut into cubes

Instructions

Marinate the Chicken

  • Place the chicken on a plate.
  • Add the marinade ingredients and rub it all over the chicken.
  • Cover and chill 2 hours or overnight.

Make the sauce

  • Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add ginger/garlic paste & stir until fragrant.
  • Add onion and stir-fry briefly.
  • Add the bay leaf, chili powder, paprika, pepper & salt, peanut butter; stir-fry for another few minutes until all the ingredients well coated and onion softened.
  • Add chicken broth, coconut milk, vinegar, and sugar; stir well.
  • Simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes over low heat, stirring often.
  • Add butter and remove from heat. Set aside.

Fry the Chicken

  • In a large skillet, heat about 2 Tbsp of vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
  • Fry the chicken on high heat skin side down to brown.
  • Flip the chicken over so the skin is now on top.
  • Brown the chicken on all sides.

Finish the dish

  • Heat the oven. Set it at 375F.
  • Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken.
  • Bake for 50 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven.
  • Let the chicken cool, uncovered in the pan, for 15 minutes.
  • Serve with bread or plain rice.

Notes

If you don't have an oven-Warm the sauce over medium-high heat. Add the pan-fried chicken to the sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes. Halfway through cooking, turn the chicken over and mix both sides with the sauce. Remove from heat.