I've been savoring every page of Shauna Niequist's Bread and Wine.
She has effortlessly accomplished reaching down into my soul and stirring
up a concoction that has been brewing for awhile; one that I've been keeping
slightly suppressed because it just seems so absurd.
I love to eat.
There, I said it. Carry on. I am an active daydreamer of food that LIVES (drama added)
for planning the weekly menu and grocery list. Don't believe me? I wake up thinking
about dinner, and fall asleep at night wondering if I should have coffee or tea
with my cinnamon pancakes or warm, blueberry quinoa in the morning.
"I love to talk about food, think about food, play with good. The grocery store
is my happy place, and the farmers market is my shrine. I'm never happier than when
I'm planning a menu or passing bowls around my table, fragrant and full." - Niequist
Preach it.
Chapter after chapter of stories, testimony, and recipes that bring
the idea of LIFE around the table into a place of honor - holy reverence.
My love language. If you are a lover of food and life around the table...
READ THIS BOOK.
I made this gluten-free by using Bob's Red Mill gluten-free all purpose flour.
I also subbed out mango due to allergies and used peaches instead. I think the nice
part about curry is that you can OWN IT. Play with the flavors and make it your own.
INGREDIENTS // get ready to chop
1/4 C. flour
2 tbls. curry powder
1 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
2-3 pds. boneless, skinless chicken breasts // cut into pieces
2-4 tbls. olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 tbls. fresh ginger, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4 C. chicken broth
1/4 C. raisins or currants
2 roman tomatoes, diced
1 mango, pitted and diced
1 tbls. fresh lime juice
3 tbls. fresh cilantro, chopped
3 tbls. fresh basil, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS //
Mix together flour, curry powder, salt, and cayenne pepper.
Toss chicken pieces into the flour mixture.
Add 1 to 2 tlbs. olive oil to a pan, and cook chicken on med-high heat until browned,
about 5 minutes on each side. Set aside.
Add additional 1 to 2 tbls. olive oil and cook garlic, red onion, ginger, and red pepper
until onion is golden, about 4 minutes. Add chicken back to the pan, lower heat.
Add 4 to 4.5 C. chicken broth. Cook at a simmer until chicken is tender and broth
is reduced by one-fourth. Add currants, tomatoes, and mango, simmer until heated through.
Off heat, add lime juice, cilantro, basil.
(recipe C/O: Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist)
We ate this over rice with fluffy, gluten-free naan to scoop it all up!!!
Wasn't your oldest nicknamed Mango?
ReplyDeleteHEY! Good memory. Yes, he was :-)
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