Cast Iron Skillet Curry Fried Chicken with Curry and Mango-Yogurt Sauce and Red Chile Asparagus

Name: Cast Iron Skillet Curry Fried Chicken with Curry and Mango-Yogurt Sauce and Red Chile Asparagus
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder (available at specialty markets); 454 grams asparagus, trimmed; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 dried New Mexico chile peppers (available at specialty markets), stemmed and seeded; 1 Tbsp good quality curry powder; 2 Tbsps good quality curry powder; 1 teaspoons dried chile de arbol (available at specialty markets); 473 milliliters flour; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 1 ripe mango, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters pure olive oil; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 servings Vegetable, canola, or peanut oil, for frying; 473 milliliters plain yogurt; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 59 milliliters water; 1 kilograms whole chicken, cut up into 8 pieces; 1 small yellow onion, finely diced

Cast Iron Skillet Curry Fried Chicken with Curry and Mango-Yogurt Sauce and Red Chile Asparagus might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 46g of protein, 44g of fat, and This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of chicken, asparagus, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the mango you could follow this main course with the Paleo Mango Scones with Mango Butter as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 1 inch of oil in a large, deep cast iron skillet over high heat to 350 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Season chicken well on both sides with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Place the flour in a brown paper bag, add 1 tablespoon of salt, 2 teaspoons black pepper, curry powder, and cayenne pepper, and shake to combine.

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Cayenne Pepper

Black Pepper

Curry Powder

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Salt

Add the chicken 3 pieces at a time to the bag, and shake well to coat each piece with the flour.

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Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Put them on a rack when you have finished.

Slowly add the chicken pieces to the hot pan skin-side down. Cover the skillet and reduce the heat to medium high and cook for 7 minutes, remove the cover, turn the chicken over and continue to cook for 6 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Drain on paper towels and transfer to a platter and drizzle with Mango-Yogurt sauce or serve alongside.

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Yogurt

Mango

Sauce

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Paper Towels

Serve with Asparagus with Red Chile Oil.

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Asparagus

Chili Oil

Heat olive oil in a small saute pan over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add the onions and cook until soft.

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Onion

Add the garlic and cook 1 minute longer.

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Garlic

Add the curry powder and water and cook for 5 minutes.

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Curry Powder

Water

Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.

Place the yogurt, mango, onion mixture and lime juice in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Yogurt

Mango

Onion

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Toss asparagus with oil and season with salt. Roast for 8 to 10 minutes or until just cooked through.

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Asparagus

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Place all ingredients in a blender and puree. Strain through a fine strainer. May be refrigerated up to 3 days.

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Serve at room temperature.

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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.