Surinamese Pom with Chicken and Potato Topping
A chicken casserole with citrus and spices, topped with grated potato and baked until golden. This version serves 8.
Pom is a festive Surinamese dish that pairs a savory filling with a grated topping. This version uses potato, a home-style alternative to the pomtajer used in other versions; it is made with chicken, citrus, spices, and an egg-bound topping.
Method
- 01
Brown the chicken
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the small onions and cook, stirring, until translucent. Remove them. Add the remaining olive oil, chicken, salt, and ground white pepper; brown the chicken on both sides.
- 02
Prepare the filling
Return the onions to the skillet. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato purée, coconut milk, orange zest and juice, coconut sugar, allspice, nutmeg, piccalilli, and sambal oelek. Add the parsley and mix. Transfer the filling to a baking dish.
- 03
Mix the topping
Preheat the oven to 191 °C. In a bowl, combine the grated potatoes and white onion with the eggs, paprika, black pepper, and remaining salt. Stir until the egg and seasonings are distributed throughout the potato.
- 04
Top and bake
Spread the potato mixture evenly over the filling. Bake at 191 °C until the topping is golden, the filling is bubbling, and the center of the chicken reaches at least 70 °C for 2 minutes.
Ingredients
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