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Poulet Fafa (Chicken, Coconut Milk and Spinach)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 6 leg quarters, cut thigh in half-through bone same with leg (remove skin)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons oil for browning
  • 2 bunches fresh spinach
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Cornstarch
  • 1 can coconut milk

Directions

  1. Brown chicken pieces in a heavy pan.
  2. Add salt and pepper to the chicken and add enough water just to cover chicken.
  3. Bring to a boil and turn down to medium-low until the chicken is done.
  4. Wash spinach and tear off stems, add to chicken, cover and simmer until spinach is done.
  5. Next add about 1/2 can of coconut milk. If sauce is runny, thicken with a cornstarch that has previously been mixed with water.
  6. Simmer 10 more minutes
  7. Serve over hot steamed rice.