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Country Captain Recipe


Country Captain Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos 		Merrywait / All my dishes
1 year, 9 months ago
This recipe has been around for over 100 years and is still impressive. The mix of sweet, warm, spicy flavors is intoxicating. I found this recipe in Marion Cunnignham's Lost Recipes (great book!). I tweak a bit by adding more curry, currants and so... More
Prep:10m Cook:25m Servings:4

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Ingredients
  • Whole chicken cut up, 2-3 lbs.
  • 1/4 c. all purpose flour
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. black pepper
  • 4 T butter
  • 2 t. vegetable oil
  • 1/3 c. diced onion
  • 1/3 c. diced green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 T curry powder (mild or spicy according to your taste)
  • 1/2 t. dried thyme, crumbled
  • One 16oz. can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
  • 3 T. dried currants
  • Blanched toasted almonds

Directions
  1. Wash and pat chicken dry
  2. Combine flour, salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in mixture, coating all sides.
  3. Melt butter in skillet. Brown chicken on all sides.
  4. Remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
  5. Add onion, green pepper, garlic, curry powder and thyme to skillet. Stirr over low heat to loosen the browned bits in the pan.
  6. Add stewed tomatoes with liquid.
  7. Return chicken to skillet, skin side up. Cover and cook slowly until tender, 20-30 minutes.
  8. Stir surrants into sauce and top with almonds.
  9. Note: You can also bake this dish in the oven. After the browned chicken is added to the sauce, bake on 325 degree for about 45 minutes.

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vickycummins 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This sounds delish!! YUM!!

grandmommy 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Sounds really tasty Merry! Keep them coming and welcome to the site, it's great fun.

pleclare 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This looks wonderful. Thanks.........Will check out the cookbook also.

linebb956 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I have to try this...

misslionheart 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Bookmarked!

Thanks and have a great Easter

jeannej 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This dish is great! I use it all the time. Thanks! Even my picky eaters like this one!!!


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