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Country Captain

from Traditions...
A Taste of the Good Life


INGREDIENTS:

2 (3 pound) chickens
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 bell pepper, sliced
4-3/4 cups canned tomatoes
2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon powdered thyme
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup water
1 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup toasted almond slivers
2 cups hot cooked rice
  Parsley

TO PREPARE:

Cut chicken into frying-sized pieces.  Flour chicken by shaking in a paper bag containing flour, salt, pepper and paprika.  Make garlic oil by adding chopped garlic to olive oil and let stand until flavor is absorbed.  Use 1/2 cup hot garlic oil to brown chicken.  Remove chicken to 9 x 13 casserole and cover.  Cook onion and bell pepper in oil until limp, stirring constantly.  Add tomatoes, parsley, curry, thyme, cayenne pepper, and water.  Cook slowly for 5 minutes.  Pour over chicken.  Cover and bake for 45 minutes at 325 degrees.  Add raisins the last 15 minutes.  Arrange chicken in the center of a large, heated platter.  Pour sauce over it and pile cooked rice around edges.  Sprinkle toasted almonds on top and garnish with fresh parsley.

NOTE:  "Country Captain" was a favorite dish of President
       Franklin Roosevelt's when he visited Warm Springs,
       Georgia.  This is the original recipe.

SERVINGS:  8 - 10