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Coconut Milk–Braised Chicken

3.9

(26)

Burnished chicken legs piled on a platter and garnished with toasted coconut flakes lime wedges and cilantro.
Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Frances Boswell

No searing, no chopping, one baking dish. Just throw some chicken legs and aromatics in a roasting pan for fragrant fall-off-the-bone meat. After about an hour in the oven, the chicken becomes supple and shreddable, perfect for dragging through the rich coconut sauce and eating with fluffy rice or warm flatbread.

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