Madagascar : Akoho sy Voanio (Chicken in Coconut Milk)

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It was easier to find a recipe from Madagascar than I expected and I was able to buy all of the ingredients locally, which is always a plus!

I've made a few chicken and coconut meals over the course of this project but each has been spiced differently and each has brought something new to the table for me. With this recipe, the time spent marinating the chicken in lemon juice gave the chicken a wonderfully fresh flavor with a hint of tartness that is tempered by the coconut milk later. The cayenne gives it a nice kick too!

This was easy to prepare, just needed to chop a few things, let the chicken marinate, and then cook things in a pan while stirring. The most difficult part was juicing two lemons but fresh-squeezed lemon juice really is better than the stuff in the bottle. I'll use the bottle if I'm out of lemons or just not feeling like juicing them but it doesn't taste as good. It's fine, it's just not as good as fresh.

Anyway, I ate this with jasmine rice and it was good and I will happily eat the leftovers.

Would I make it again? Yes!