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Kådon pika
Chamorro chicken stewed in coconut milk with hot pepper and vinegar
Kådon pika is a fiery Chamorro chicken stew from Guam, cooked for family dinners and fiestas: chicken is simmered with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onion, then finished in coconut milk with plenty of hot donne' peppers. It shares roots with Filipino adobo but the coconut milk and heat make it its own. Serve with red rice. A common mistake is boiling the coconut milk hard; it can split and go oily. Chef's tip: let the vinegar boil for a minute uncovered before adding the coconut milk, which mellows its sharpness.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onionsliced
- 5 cloves garliccrushed
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ¾ cup water
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 4 small hot chillies (donne')chopped
- 1 ¾ cups coconut milk
- ½ tsp salt
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a heavy pot and brown the 2 ⅝ lb chicken thighs and drumsticks, bone in for 8–10 minutes until golden. Add 1 onion and 5 cloves garlic for 2 minutes.
10 minStep 2: Pour in ¼ cup white vinegar and let it bubble uncovered for 1 minute.
2 minStep 3: Add 3 tbsp tamari or gluten-free soy sauce, ¾ cup water, 2 bay leaves and ½ tsp black pepper, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
25 minStep 4: Stir in 1 ¾ cups coconut milk, 4 small hot chillies (donne') and ½ tsp salt and simmer gently, uncovered, for 10–12 minutes until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through to 165°F at the bone. Serve with red rice.
12 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kådon pika take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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