Quick Country Captain Chicken

Name: Quick Country Captain Chicken
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 4 pounds, bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, breasts halved crosswise, leg quarters separated into thighs and drumsticks; , Salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 1 , green bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 2 tablespoons, curry powder; 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, brown sugar; 1 (28-ounce) can, petite diced tomatoes (see note); 1 , Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped fine; 1/2 cup, raisins or currants; 2 teaspoons, lime juice

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2010

Main Courses

Chicken

With its rich history and devoted following, Country Captain Chicken deserves a 21st-century rebirth.

SERVES6

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Country Captain Chicken has been distilled over centuries through Indian, British, and American culture. We borrowed some traditional Indian cooking methods to bring this dish back to its roots. We quickly found that the chicken skin turned...

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