Quick Coconut Curry Chicken-New Food To Me

This meal was a very pleasant surprise! I don't mind telling you I was a little concerned about adding curry to my new foods list, didn't know what to expect... but I loved this Quick Coconut Curry Chicken! The color is absolutely gorgeous (it's ok to feel that way about food... right???) and the addition of cayenne creates the perfect amount of heat for me. For some reason I always get a kick out of adding apple to a savory dish and ~hey~ there's that cilantro again:@) The only thing missing was a veggie, any ideas about what I could add, peas maybe?

I had to chuckle at the short list of ingredients on the curry jar "spices including turmeric, salt and dehydrated onion"... Not giving away much are they? We had fun sniffing and trying to pick out some of the other flavors, something about it seemed very familiar... Cumin and nutmeg were the first two things that came to mind.

Stop by Rita's for directions using longer cooking bone-in chicken thighs. A half batch of boneless breasts gave me two lunches, if you only make a half batch I suggest that you still go ahead and use all of the apple. I also added a lot more cilantro when I sat down to eat. This was really different for me and tasted great! Of the things I've tried so far on my new foods list, curry has been my favorite! I'll be looking for other recipes that use curry powder, stay tuned...

Quick Coconut Curry Chicken-from Rita's Recipes
3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1 Tblsp oil
1 Tblsp butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 small apple, peeled, cored and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
S&P
1 Tblsp curry powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 C chicken broth
1/2 C coconut milk
1 Tblsp cornstarch
chopped fresh cilantro

1. Brown chicken in oil and butter for about 5 minutes.
2. Add onion, apple, garlic and spices, cook about 2 minutes.
3. Add coconut milk and broth, simmer for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Mix cornstarch with a little water, add to pan to thicken up the sauce.
5. Serve over rice with lots of cilantro for the top.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)

My New Foods List:

(If my sons happen to read this... relax! I still promise fairly "normal" Sunday dinners...)

hominy ~ artichokes ~ fish sauce (I'm scared) ~ almond paste ~ oyster sauce (scared again) ~ gorgonzola ~ dates ~ brisket ~ parsnips ~ adobo ~ meringue powder ~ fennel ~ goat cheese (I'm told to be scared) ~ souffle ~ red velvet anything ~ curry ~ capers ~ chow chow ~ pot stickers ~ pho ~ ponzu sauce ~ fondant ~ fire roasted tomatoes ~ Gruyere ~ Quinoa ~ Tetrazzini any kind ~ Divinity ~ Meyer lemon ~ lemon curd ~ leeks ~ shallots ~turkey tenderloin and Chipotle Powder

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