One-pan kuku paka (chicken in coconut curry)

One-pan kuku paka (chicken in coconut curry)

Served with a silky, spicy coconut curry, the chicken thighs in this recipe cook skin-side down, low and slow until they form a super-crispy exterior. The rendered chicken fat forms the base of the curry: the aromatics and spices toast in the fat before a can of coconut milk gets stirred in. The juxtaposition of textures is what makes this otherwise simple, weeknight-friendly chicken and coconut curry a standout. Boneless, skin-on thighs are ide…