tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post3003581370273558701..comments2024-03-21T19:12:29.942+00:00Comments on As Strong As Soup: Country Captain – An Almost Lost Random RecipePhil in the Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-20733832058792260222013-08-20T12:02:02.359+01:002013-08-20T12:02:02.359+01:00This looks terrific, Phil. I'll have to print ...This looks terrific, Phil. I'll have to print this one out. Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. Have a great day :)Noble Nourishmenthttp://www.noblenourishment.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-31094784246992912232013-03-02T20:56:35.761+00:002013-03-02T20:56:35.761+00:00The colours in this are fantastic! I'm anothe...The colours in this are fantastic! I'm another one who immediately thought of Ayam Kapitan from Malaysia, although from memory the origins of that are quite hazy too.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676869975397269197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-60081400001033618212013-02-28T02:44:43.725+00:002013-02-28T02:44:43.725+00:00What a delicious looking curry!What a delicious looking curry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-56901931457597418772013-02-27T21:03:23.858+00:002013-02-27T21:03:23.858+00:00Mmmm - anything cooked with mango chutney in the s...Mmmm - anything cooked with mango chutney in the sauce is generally fantastic! This looks like it goes into that category :o) I've never tried Country Captain, or indeed heard of it - I'll have to give it a go.Ruth Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510944836839189242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-73398927835241998022013-02-27T13:26:11.348+00:002013-02-27T13:26:11.348+00:00I have never heard of Country Captain but I'm ...I have never heard of Country Captain but I'm totally intrigued now! I wonder if it would be easy to convert to vegetarian :-) AmandaEhttp://dancingveggies.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-38418480448558223742013-02-27T08:40:30.364+00:002013-02-27T08:40:30.364+00:00Ooh, I haven't made Country Captain for many, ...Ooh, I haven't made Country Captain for many, many years, I must dig out my recipe which oddly enough I tore out of an American magazine in the 1970s. I'd thought the name came from the Malaysian dish Ayam Kapitan, which is a very hot curry although my Country Captain recipe is extremely mild, yours looks much tastier. Jane Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380462044989718673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-63495988843317112282013-02-21T14:17:33.094+00:002013-02-21T14:17:33.094+00:00Hi Phil! : ) This is a really nice dish. I would l...Hi Phil! : ) This is a really nice dish. I would love to have some now. I'm happy that you were able to recreate this dish. I love dishes with coconut cream milk it makes it even taste better. Which reminds me I need to use the tin I have in my pantry : )Vanessa @ Cakes and Teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632418231158733392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-29732851771818307472013-02-19T09:03:12.350+00:002013-02-19T09:03:12.350+00:00In his Far Eastern Odyssey book, Rick Stein gives ...In his Far Eastern Odyssey book, Rick Stein gives a recipe for a 'Captain's' curry which he says is a traditional Malay dish. It contains chicken and coconut too. So another possible origin for your recipe! Wherever it hails from, I love these sort of mild, aromatic curries and your one looks delicious.underthebluegumtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320470665268798146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-33991045811722849492013-02-18T08:56:45.857+00:002013-02-18T08:56:45.857+00:00Well done for remembering this recipe, I have a lo...Well done for remembering this recipe, I have a lot of them needing to be brought to the front of my mind. One day. In the meantime what is occupying my mind is midge Ure and Vienna. Can't get it out of my mind. I have a delicious smelling mexican beef chilli cooking away in the slow cooker and it has just started to waft through to me. Off to search the back of my mind.thecelticcookinshanghaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074941689107686213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-38241365574516904542013-02-15T19:50:30.091+00:002013-02-15T19:50:30.091+00:00Those beloved recipes that only exist on scraps of...Those beloved recipes that only exist on scraps of paper are such a part of our culinary heritage. No matter how many glossy books we buy there is always the trusty pile of favourites to dig into. It hardly matters what decade they are from but I had to smile at the mango chutney and sultanas - it reminds me of the huge vat of coronation chicken I once made for a house-moving party in the 80's, thinking it was the height of sophistication, and it was in a way. We all enjoyed it and I have lost count of the number of people who afterwards asked me for the recipe and even now still occasionally refer to it. I think avocado salad and chocolate mousse also featured on the menu......happy days !!<br />Your recipe looks wonderful and I will definitely try it....on a Friday, our traditional curry night.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-15125270364710914502013-02-15T11:22:31.304+00:002013-02-15T11:22:31.304+00:00This sounds delicious. So sad that you lost the bo...This sounds delicious. So sad that you lost the book but you clearly loved it enough to remember this recipe. Love the colours and I bet it's easy to eat too much of it!Caroline Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094951829911274552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-86955843700047644122013-02-15T11:20:36.761+00:002013-02-15T11:20:36.761+00:00This looks scrumptious Phil. I can't resist an...This looks scrumptious Phil. I can't resist anything with coconut milk in it and the colours look amazing. Thanks for sharing.<br />DebDebbyhttp://www.cookingupastominateacup.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-34517500510072721652013-02-15T09:00:31.029+00:002013-02-15T09:00:31.029+00:00of course now all I have withering around my mind ...of course now all I have withering around my mind is ....'oh... Vienna...' how long this will last is anyone's guess!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-55353798743978645922013-02-15T08:59:33.720+00:002013-02-15T08:59:33.720+00:00such a great post... (sorry it's taken me so l...such a great post... (sorry it's taken me so long to come round to reading it but i'm getting older and my mind wonders...) I love that you've 'rescued' this recipe from the depths of possible obscurity and gives me a great idea for another random recipes challenge... as you know I do love chicken and mango so this dish, with its glorious yellow hue is simply a 'must make'. Thanks so much for taking part this month Phil xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-32973832012609940822013-02-14T21:45:54.310+00:002013-02-14T21:45:54.310+00:00I've always felt that this was an American dis...I've always felt that this was an American dish that was somehow imported from India and that it didn't really have British roots. On the other hand, I've now read that Bridget White-Kumar seems to think that the British army captain theory might be correct and she knows a lot more about Anglo-Indian cookery than I ever will. It's also interesting to note that the recipe first appeared in print in Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book, because Eliza Leslie actually spent time in England prior to writing the book. So, not for the first time, I could be wrong. I have eaten an American version of Country Captain, by the way, and it was different to this recipe - it was cooked in a light tomato sauce.Phil in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-35002168949270184812013-02-14T19:54:30.191+00:002013-02-14T19:54:30.191+00:00Wikipedia says: - In 1991, New York Times columnis...Wikipedia says: - In 1991, New York Times columnist Molly O’Neill researched the origin of the dish known as country captain, which had been a steady feature in southern cookbooks since the 1950s. Working with Cecily Brownstone, they discovered that the dish originally appeared in the United States in the pages of Miss Leslie’s New Cookery Book published in Philadelphia in 1857.[7] The recipe required a "fine full-grown fowl".[8] It also appeared in the kitchens of Alessandro Filippini, who was a chef with a restaurant on Wall Street in the 18th century.[7]<br />Fans of the dish have included Franklin D. Roosevelt, who introduced it to George S. Patton. It was Patton's love for the dish which subsequently resulted in it being added in his honor to the U.S. Army's Meal, Ready-to-Eat field rations in 2000.[7] A variety of Southern chefs have recipes for the dish, including Paul Prudhomme,[9] Paula Deen and Emeril Lagasse.[2][10] The dish was featured on an episode of Throwdown! with Bobby Flay in season 6 guest-starring Matt and Ted Lee.[11] It also appeared on the BBC One cooking show, Saturday Kitchen, with chef Atul Kochhar cooking the regular chicken and rice version of the dish.[1]Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578151607368747182.post-32465896478029873662013-02-14T19:49:41.355+00:002013-02-14T19:49:41.355+00:00Think I will certainly give this a try it sounds d...Think I will certainly give this a try it sounds delicious. Sorry I can't help you with the name of the book! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com