Xin-xin - spicy chicken with pumpkin seeds

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Chicken; cut into serving pieces
3 cups Water
¼ cup Dried, ground prawns or shrimp
½ cup Fresh pineapple; chopped
¼ cup Coconut; grated
1½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Parsley; chopped
2 eaches Onions; sliced
1 teaspoon Malagueta chile, dried and crushed or substitute Piquin or cayenne
¾ cup Pumpkin seeds; shelled and roasted
1 teaspoon Ground coriander
¼ cup Vegetable oil
Parsley for garnish

Directions

Place the chicken in a large pan with the water, ground prawns, pineapple, coconut, salt, parsley, onions, and chile. Cover and braise until the chicken is tender (about 30 minutes). Remove the lid and cook until the liquid is reduced by half.

Set aside 10 whole pumpkin seeds for garnish. Grind the rest of the seeds in a spice mill. Add the ground pumpkin seeds to the chicken, together with the coriander and oil. Heat through and serve garnished with parsley and the whole pumpkin seeds.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Authors' heat scale: Hot

_Hot and Spicy Latin Dishes_ from "Chile Pepper Magazine", 1995 Dave DeWitt, Mary Jane Wilan, and Melissa T. Stock ISBN 1-55958-484-X Typos by Jeff Pruett

Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 09-27-95

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