Country captain from lhj

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Chicken; skinned and cut into 8 pieces
Salt
½teaspoonFreshly ground pepper
½cupAll-purpose flour
2tablespoonsVegetable oil; divided
1mediumOnion; diced
1teaspoonMinced garlic
1tablespoonCurry powder
½teaspoonCoriander
½teaspoonCumin
teaspoonCinnamon
¼cupWine or vermouth
¾cupChicken broth
14ouncesWhole tomatoes; drained and chopped (14 to 16)
1Red pepper; julienned
1Green pepper; julienned
2tablespoonsMango chutney; chopped
2tablespoonsCurrants; or raisins
1Bay leaf
3Green onions; chopped
Toasted slivered almonds; for garnish

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and the pepper. Coat with flour, shaking off excess. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken and cook until golden, 4 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.

2. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and cook 5 minutes. Add garlic, curry, coriander, cumin and cinnamon; cook 1 minute more.

3. Add wine, scraping up browned bits. Add broth, tomatoes, red and green peppers, chutney, currants and bay leaf. Bring to boil; add chicken. Cover and bake in oven 40 minutes.

4. Discard bay leaf. Stir in green onions and ½ teaspoon salt. Transfer chicken to platter and garnish with almonds, if desired.

Prep Time: 35 minutes Baking Time: 40 minutes Degree Of Difficulty: Easy (C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved Busted by Barb, Possum Kingdom Lake NOTES : Thursday, December 11, 1997 2:15 PM Country Captain is a great American recipe in the Southern tradition. It's a savory chicken stew flavored with a heady blend of curry and warm spices.

Recipe by: LHJ ONLINE

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #977 by "abprice@..." <abprice@...> on Jan 1, 1998