Slow Cooked Thai Chicken with Corn and Asparagus

This is another recipe from Curtis Stone's new book Whats for Dinner?

Ingredients

Serves 4

4 whole chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks)

Sea salt

2 tbsp olive oil

1 yellow onion, thinly sliced

1 cup fresh corn kernels (from about 2 ears of corn)

1 tbsp finely chopped peeled fresh ginger

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk

Zest of 1 lime, removed in wide strips with a vegetable peeler

2 tbsp Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)

8 oz asparagus, woody stems trimmed, cut diagonally in half

1/4 cup packed torn fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk

1 lime, cut into wedges, for serving

Directions

Season the chicken with salt. Heat a large deep heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, then place the chicken skin side down in the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the skin side is browned. Turn and brown the other side, about 3 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Drain all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the skillet and return the pan to medium-high heat. Add the onions, corn, ginger, lime zest and garlic and cook, stirring often, for about 3 minutes, or until fragrant. Stir in the almond milk and fish sauce, return the chicken to the skillet and bring the liquid to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer gently for about 45 minutes, or until the chicken shows no sign of pink when pierced at the bone with the tip of a small sharp knife and the liquid has reduced slightly.

Add the asparagus and basil leaves to the chicken and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the asparagus is crisp-tender. Stir in the coconut milk and season to taste with salt.

Divide the stew among four deep soup bowls and serve hot with lime wedges.

I served this on Jasmine rice, Mine is red because I added 1tbs of Sambal Oleck I like the chilli hit, I was not able to get Almond Milk so used additional Coconut milk. The result is really nice.