Country Captain
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 pounds (about 8) chicken thighs
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 medium green pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 3 tablespoons currants
- 1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes and their juices
- 3 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
- Cooked white rice
Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and the thyme in a bowl. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat until it foams. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off excess, and fry, in batches if needed, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat in the skillet.
Return the skillet to medium heat, add the bacon and fry until crispy. Transfer to a plate. Once cool, crumble and set aside.
Add the onion, pepper, celery, garlic, curry powder and 1 tablespoon of the currants to the skillet and sauté over medium-high heat until soft and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and their juices, bring to a boil and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of an ovenproof casserole large enough to hold the chicken snugly in one layer. Arrange the chicken on top. Pour the remaining sauce over and around the chicken. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for 15 minutes more.
Top with the crumbled bacon, remaining currants and slivered almonds. Serve with cooked rice and any condiments you wish. Serves 4.
3 comments:
Dude, I totally noticed! How am I supposed to fill the deadly dull hours between 8 and 4:30 if no one posts any new stuff online?! : )
Anyhow, this reminds me that I need to e-mail my Dad about what we're going to have for dinner on Friday, in hopes of avoiding an unpleasant outburst like the one that occurred the last time I came down for the weekend. You'd think, being retired and all, he'd have nothing BUT time/energy to figure out a menu, get the stuff from the store, and cook it up so it's ready at a reasonable hour, but nooooooooooo. Sheesh.
I noticed, too, because I'm always on the lookout for recipes to try in order to populate the next family cookbook.
Amy, I totally get where you're coming from. Went to parents for Mother's Day--mother not home, taking care of her sick sister. Meet Dad in his car along road they live on--both cars stop in middle of the road. He's going to store to get cheetos and ice cream; I tell him that's why he's not allowed to live alone if Mom goes first...
Thank you both for noticing. I have stockpiled a few recipes so I should be in good shape for a while.
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