yay, food!

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This is the recipe my SIL passed on. Easy and fucking delicious. Highly recommend.


West African Peanut Chicken Curry
Serves 4

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
1/3 cup flour
2 Tablespoons curry powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 Serrano peppers, seeded and minced
2 15 oz cans chicken broth
1/4 cup peanut butter (recipe calls for smooth; I used reduced-fat chunky)
1/2 tsp ground coriander
4 green onions, chopped
juice 1 lemon
1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Mince the ginger, garlic, and Serrano together
Set aside in 1/2 cup chicken broth

Mix the flour, curry powder, salt, and pepper in a small sturdy paper bag. (I used a big ziplock)
Slice the chicken into bite-size chunks and dredge it in the flour mixture.
Heat the oil in a large pan (big enough to hold all the broth and the chicken easily).
When it's hot, fry the chicken for 4 minutes.
Add the ginger/garlic/Serrano/broth mix, and fry for 3 more minutes.
Add the peanut butter all at once, and toss it around until it's evenly distributed.
Add the broth about a cup at a time, stirring to make it smooth.
Cook it down until you like the thickness. I found I didn't use all the broth the recipe called for.
10 minutes before serving, add the coriander and green onions.
Just before serving, add the juice of the lemon, and the chopped cilantro.

It keeps and reheats well.

My SIL also mentioned that she's reheated the leftovers with extra chicken broth and made it into a soup with some peas and carrots, too. We had it over basmati rice flavored with chicken broth and it was really good.

(x-posted to my df_recipes)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh dear god that sounds good. A brewpub in my neighborhood does a really thick West African peanut soup to which this sounds similar, and it's one of the most delicious things ever.

I know what I'm having for dinner tonight ...

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Enjoy! :)

[mattguy.livejournal.com]

yo cat...how much chicken is a pound? my apt has no room for a scale

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You don't need a scale if you're just buying chicken breasts from the market--it should say so on the package or if you're buying from a meat counter, just tell them you want a pound.

But to give you a rough estimate, it's about two chicken breasts. I think the package I bought was like 1.21lbs--it doesn't have to be an exact science.

Let me know how it turns out!