Colombo de poulet antillais

Name: Colombo de poulet antillais
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Martinique
Ingredients: 1 free-range chicken, 1.5 kg (3⅓ lb); 3 tablespoons colombo curry powder; 4 garlic cloves; 2 onions; 2 cives (Caribbean scallions); 1 whole Scotch bonnet pepper; 1 can chopped tomatoes; 2 sweet potatoes; 2 zucchini; 1 eggplant; 1 lime; Oil, salt, thyme, parsley

French Caribbean chicken colombo curry

⏱ 75 minServes 6Easy420 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients6 servings

1free-range chicken, 1.5 kg / 3⅓ lb
3 tbspcolombo curry powder
4 clovesgarlic
2onions
2cives (Caribbean scallions)Caribbean scallion
1whole Scotch bonnet pepper
1 cantomatoes, chopped
2sweet potatoes
2zucchini
1eggplant
1lime
Oilsalt, thyme, parsley

1 free-range chicken, 1.5 kg / 3⅓ lb
3 tbsp colombo curry powder
4 cloves garlic
2 onions
2 cives (Caribbean scallions) Caribbean scallion
1 whole Scotch bonnet pepper
1 can tomatoes, chopped
2 sweet potatoes
2 zucchini
1 eggplant
1 lime
Oil salt, thyme, parsley

Serves 6. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

Cast-iron Dutch oven

Chef’s knife

Cutting board Vegetable peeler

Plastic wrap

03 — Method

Cut the chicken into pieces and marinate for 30 minutes with garlic, lime juice and salt.
Brown the pieces on all sides in oil in a Dutch oven.
Add the chopped onions and scallions and sweat.
Sprinkle with the colombo powder and stir for 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, thyme and the whole chili (don't pierce it!).
Add water to cover and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
Add the sweet potatoes, zucchini and eggplant in large cubes.
Cook 25 minutes more until everything is tender.
Remove the chili, sprinkle with parsley and serve with Creole rice.