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Country Captain
Country Captain is a traditional Pakistani recipe for a classic dish of fried chicken served in a spiced sauce of ginger, onion, chillies and black pepper. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Pakistani version of: Country Captain.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
75 minutes
Total Time:
95 minutes
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : CurryChilli RecipesSpice RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesPakistan Recipes
This is an English-inspired dish that is now commonplace in Pakistan and northern India. The word 'captain' here is a corruption of 'capon'; but 'country captain' is how the dish is generally known. This is also a dish that has made itself an integral part of the cuisine of the American South.
Ingredients:
1 oven-ready chicken, jointed into serving-sized pieces
ghee or dripping, for frying
6 slices of fresh ginger
1 large onion, finely sliced
3 red chillies, sliced lengthways into thin strips
pinch of freshly-ground black pepper
salt, to taste (about 1/2 tsp)
Method:
Heat a little ghee or dripping in a wok or karahi. When hot, add the chicken pieces and fry until golden brown all over. Remove the chicken pieces with tongs and set aside.
Add the ginger, onion and chillies to the oil remaining in the pan. Fry for about 6 minutes, or until nicely browned then add the salt and black pepper. Return the chicken pieces to the pan and pour over about 600ml water or stock.
Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook gently for about 60 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are very tender and the stock has reduced to a gravy (if the stock is thickening too quickly, add a little boiling water, as needed).
