Chicken and Coconut in Banana Leaves
"This is based on a style of cooking that I experienced in Papua New Guinea, however I adapted it slightly to suit Western cooking methods. It basically involves making banana leaf parcels in which to bake the ingredients. Serve parcels on plates, bamboo mats, or more traditionally fresh green banana leaves. Enjoy with a very cold beer (preferably of Tropical origin) although a bottle of Chardonnay has a lot of appeal as well!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Plantain | not in our table | 0 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon barbeque sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 chicken drumsticks
- 2 chicken thighs
- 2 yellow plantains, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch slices
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into thick sticks
- 1 fresh, unsplit banana leaf