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Myanmar Chicken Jackfruit Curry

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
43 min
TOTAL TIME
93 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Dinner East And Southeast Asian
Myanmar Chicken Jackfruit Curry
Ingredients
  • 4 bone-in chicken thighs, chopped into 2-inch pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece peeled fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons shrimp paste
  • 2 teaspoons tamarind paste
  • 1 teaspoon chile powder, or to taste
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 (20 ounce) can young green jackfruit in brine, drained
  • 2 teaspoons Burmese curry powder
Instructions
1
Combine chicken, minced garlic, grated ginger, turmeric powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate to allow it to mingle, approximately 30 minutes.
2
Heat a generous amount of vegetable oil in a large cooking vessel or wok over medium-high heat. Introduce sliced onions into the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until they turn a deep golden brown, roughly 2 to 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, shrimp paste, tamarind paste, and chili powder; blend the flavors together until they harmonize, approximately 1 minute. Combine the mixture with the marinated chicken. Cook until the chicken is evenly browned on both sides, roughly 5 minutes.
3
Add chicken stock and sugar to the wok. Cover the pan and let it simmer gently for 15 minutes. Introduce jackfruit into the mixture; continue to cook until tender, approximately 15 minutes. Add curry powder to the wok and allow it to simmer further until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) when checked with an instant-read thermometer, roughly 5 minutes more.