Country Captain Recipe

Ingredients

2 T unsalted butter & bacon fat

Whole chicken cut up

2 diced C of each

-yellow onion(1), celery(4), bell pepper(1)

1 chili pepper seeded/minced

1 t chopped garlic

Curry powder

-1 T ground ginger

-2 t ground cumin

-2 t ground cardamom

-1/2 t ground turmeric

-2 t paprika/Hungarian

-2 t ground coriander

-2 t cinnamon

-1/4 t ground clove

-1 pinch of cayenne pepper, dried thyme, -Colman’s mustard powder

2 C canned chopped tomatoes

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 C chicken broth

2 bay leaves

1/2 C raisins

Preparation

-Pot big enough for single layer of chicken -Melt butter and bacon fat, until slightly foamy 3-5 minutes -Brown chicken until all pieces are golden brown and remove -Lower heat add onion, celery, peppers & garlic and stir well with wooden spoon. -Slowly add Curry powder, stir to coat everything until tender 7-10 minutes -Add can of tomatoes, broth & bay leaves and scrap bottom of pan and bring to a simmer -Add chicken & cover tightly -Cook over low flame for 35-45 minutes -Put over rice & sprinkle with raisins -Condiments; Toasted coconut, thin sliced scallions, peanuts, almonds, green tomato or apple chutney, pickled hot peppers or pickled okra

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