Samoan Chicken Moa Fa'Asaina
A super delicious chicken recipe from Samoa
Servings 4
Calories 575kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2 pounds chicken pieces with skin on and bones I used drumsticks and thighs
- 1 cup dark soy sauce
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 onion sliced
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon ginger peeled and minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoons tapioca starch
- 2 Green onions chopped to garnish
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds roasted to garnish
For the rice
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- pinch salt
Instructions
Instructions
For the chicken
- Season the chicken well with salt and pepper
- Brown the chicken on all sides in a large dutch oven.
- Remove the chicken to a plate and drain all but a tablespoon or so of grease from the dutch oven.
- Saute the onions and garlic and ginger in the dutch oven, scraping up any bits from the chicken.
- Return the chicken to the pan and add the soy sauce and vinegar, then add enough water to cover the chicken.
- Continue to cook for another 20 minutes or so or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from the pan.
To thicken the sauce,
- Take 2 Tablespoons of tapioca starch in a bowl with just a touch of cold water to form a thick paste, Whisk this into the sauce.
- Reduce the heat as the sauce begins to thicken and return the chicken to the sauce.
For the rice
- Into the warm cooked rice, add the coconut milk and a pinch of salt. You should have enough to cover the rice. Allow the rice absorb the coconut milk.
- Put a scoop of rice in a bowl then top with a couple pieces of chicken and sauce
- Garnish with onions and sesame seed, Serve warm
Nutrition
Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 3361mg | Potassium: 637mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 4.9mg