Country Captain

18 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (3- to 3 1/2-pound) broiler-fryer, cut up and skinned
  • 1/2 cup lard
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 2 medium-size green peppers, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 2 cups hot cooked rice
  • 3/4 cup currants
  • 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • Fresh parsley sprigs
  • Chutney

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper, and mix well. Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture. Heat lard in a heavy skillet. Brown chicken on all sides, and transfer to a 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking dish, reserving pan drippings.
  2. 2
    Add onion, green pepper, and garlic to pan drippings; saute until tender. Add tomatoes, parsley, curry powder, white pepper, thyme, and remaining salt; stir well, and pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to a serving platter, reserving sauce; spoon rice around chicken. Add currants to sauce mixture; stir well. Pour sauce over rice. Sprinkle with almonds, and garnish with parsley. Serve chutney as an accompaniment.

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