Thai Reunion Chicken

This is definitely a party dish.  I made it last weekend for a family reunion dinner of 12, while down in Sarasota, Florida, doubling up this recipe for the crowd.  Not a bite leftover.
6 chicken drumsticks
6 chicken thighs, skin and fat trimmed
1 red pepper
1 orange pepper
1 jalapeño pepper, diced (or 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes)
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch fresh ginger, minced

1 can coconut milk
1 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp Thai red curry paste
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil
palmful fresh cilantro, chopped

Slice the red peppers into1-1/2 inch slices.

Heat a dash of canola oil in a large Dutch oven or pot. Brown the chicken in three batches until each side is browned about 8-10 minutes per batch.

Set chicken aside. Add the peppers and onion to the pot and sauté for about 8-10 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook another 2-3 minutes.

Now add the coconut milk, chicken broth, curry paste, fish sauce and sesame oil, and bring to a gentle boil. Return the chicken into the sauce and lower to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Allow to cook for about 15-20 minutes, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the flavors have melded. Turn the chicken a few times while cooking.

Remove chicken to a wide serving platter and use a slotted spoon to spoon veggies over the chicken. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Strain sauce into a sauce boat and serve sauce on the side.

Serves 6-8.

Cook's Note:  I like the chicken on the bone as it renders a ton of flavor.  But yo could use boneless chicken for this dish if you peeper.  I's be very careful browning so as not to toughen the meat, and I'd remove the chicken at the end to reduce the sauce if necessary, without overcooking the chicken.

Lulled to a sweet slumber by this dish and the great company, we were rudely awakened at 3 a.m. to phone alarms announcing a tornado approaching Sarasota at 50 mph.  Luckily it passed within a mile of our house, but alas some poor souls were not so lucky.

Tempestuous seas the day after the Sarasota tornado
tempt brave (daredevil?) surfers.