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Lee Bros. country captain

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Ingredients

  • 125ml chicken stock
  • 1/2 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup dried currants or sultanas
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 1/2 tsps salt, plus more for seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
  • 125g rasher bacon, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 12 chicken thighs, skin on, trimmed of excess skin and fat
  • 1 large flavourful dried chilli, such as guajillo or pasilla, split, seeds removed
  • 2 1/3 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cups peeled and Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please sliced carrots (1/2-cm thick rounds), about 625g bunch weighed with tops
  • 2 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cups Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced yellow peppers, about 2 peppers
  • 2 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cups Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced yellow onions, about 2 medium onions
  • 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 1 (850g) tin crushed tomatoes, with juice
  • 2 tbsps Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated fresh ginger
  • 4 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cups cooked white rice
  • 2/3 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup slivered almonds, toasted, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1/2 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped

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Method

How to make Lee Bros. country captain

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.

2) Pour the stock into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Put the currants in a small bowl and pour enough stock over them to cover. Set aside.

3) In another small bowl, combine the curry powder, garam masala, salt and black pepper and reserve.

4) Scatter the rasher bacon in a 4 to 5 1/2 litre enamelled cast-iron pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir the pieces around occasionally until the rasher bacon is firm and just golden brown, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the rasher bacon to a small bowl and reserve.

5) Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pot, reserving the excess fat in a small bowl. Brown the chicken thighs in batches over a medium-high heat, taking care not to crowd them in the pot, until they are golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Add the reserved rasher bacon fat, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the pot becomes too dry. Remove the chicken and reserve in a medium bowl.

6) Add 2 teaspoons of the reserved rasher bacon fat to the pot (if there is none left, use 2 teaspoons of canola or vegetable oil). Add the chilli and toast in the fat, about 30 seconds per side, until very fragrant.

7) Add the carrots, peppers, onions and garlic and cook until slightly softened, about 6 minutes. Add the tomatoes, spice mixture, ginger and the currants and stock. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the tomatoes have cooked down to a puree and the sauce has thickened around the vegetables, about 8 minutes.

8) Nest the chicken thighs gently in the vegetable sauce so that the skin side faces up and is above the surface of the gravy. Tent the pot loosely with foil and transfer to the middle tray of the oven. Bake until the country captain resembles a roiling stew around the chicken thighs, about 20 minutes.

9) Remove the foil and bake until the sauce has thickened further and the chicken skin is just beginning to crisp, about 15 minutes more.

10) Remove from the oven, skim any excess fat from the surface, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard the chilli.

With tongs, transfer three thighs to each of four wide, deep bowls filled with 1 Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup of hot white rice. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and the rice and garnish with the reserved rasher bacon, almonds and parsley.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore we cannot make any representation as to the results.