Coconut Baked Chicken

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:13:16 GMT

Step 1

Combine garlic, ginger, Coconut Cream, lemon juice, salt, coarse black pepper, mild chilli powder and dried basil in a bowl.

Step 2

Add the chicken pieces and toss well.

Step 3

Cover with cling wrap and marinate for 5 hours (or overnight).

Step 4

Remove from fridge 30 minutes before baking.

Step 5

Preheat oven to 180 degC / 356 degF

Step 6

Remove chicken pieces from the marinade, allow the excess marinade to fall off before placing them on a lightly greased wire rack over a roasting pan

Step 7

Add more coarse grain black pepper, and a few leaves of fresh coriander over the top.

Step 8

Bake on lower rack of the oven for 1 hour.

Step 9

To get the skin on both sides crisp, you can flip over the pieces halfway through and drizzle olive oil over the pieces.

Step 10

Put the remaining marinade into a saucepan and cook till thickened. (Can add a little olive oil, plain yoghurt, ground cumin and coriander leaves.)

Step 11

Remove the roasting pan from the oven after 1 hour, baste the pieces with the pan drippings and then with a thin layer of the cooked marinade sauce.

Step 12

Return to upper rack of the oven and broil for 30 minutes more.

Step 13

Garnish with some fresh coriander leaves.

Step 14

Serve hot with the cooked sauce on the side.

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