This dish sounds similar to African Chicken, which I think used to be a popular dish in Macau. I have a recipe at home which uses pheasant by Clarissa Dickson-Wright (British TV chef). Absolutely delicious, but very rich so I was intending trying it with chicken instead. Seems to me from all your recipes that this would work better - and I'll try thyme with it, thanks for the recommendation. I'll find the recipe if anyone's interested, but it's pretty simple, involving onions, tinned tomatoes, chillies, and crunchy peanut butter.