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FRANK ASHTON CLASSIC ITALIAN AND ADDITIONAL RECIPES: My name is Frank Ashton and I live in the Cleveland Ohio area. I was a high school art teacher for 33 years. I love painting,especially Impressionism; and traveling with my wife; but my other love is for cooking. Over the years I have probably cooked for some 20,000 people. This includes cooking free for many groups to raise funds for worthy causes. Most of my recipes are original from me and some from my mother or my wife Dottie. This has led me to decide to share my original recipes with others. This site has 110 recipes to date! My goal is to be able to give real recipes that really are excellent. One should not expect anything exotic; but I will guarantee they will impress anyone who loves to eat. FIRST GO TO GOOGLE AND PRINT IN THE WHITE BOX FRANK ASHTON ORIGINAL RECIPES AND CLICK ON THAT. Frank Ashton Original Recipes should come up. To print a recipe save it to favorites and then click on the recipe on favorites and you will then be able to print it. THERE ARE OVER 50 VEGETARIAN (MEAT FREE) RECIPES LOOK FOR THE ASTERISK * IN FRONT OF EACH RECIPE OR WORDS VEGETARIAN STYLE

Monday, January 6, 2014

CHICKEN CURRIED PATTIES, ASHTON STYLE #213



     Curry is a popular spice in India, Thailand, Vietmanese, other countries in the region.  It can be hot or mild; yellow or red. One can use additional spices in this recipe such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, and coriander. It is used in sauces, soups, salads and other dishes.  This recipe is for chicken patties in a curried sauce. I use the thigh and legs of a chicken that I cut into small pieces and form into patties.  I hope you will try this recipe and I think you will like it. Please let me know.
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb chicken thighs and legs cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
3/4 cup white sparkling wine
1/2 cup butter
2 tbls powdered curry
1 tbls Millers Soup Base or equivilent
1/2 cinnamon stick
4 bay leaves removed after cooking
5 whole cloves
10 black peppercorns
2 tbls fresh ginger ground
1 large onion, peeled and minced
4 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
1 tbls ground cardamom
2 tsp coriander
1 cup arboreo rice
DIRECTIONS:
1. heat 1/2 cup virgin olive oil, into
    a large fry pan
2. add the onion, chicken, ginger,
   curry powder, cardamom, coriander,
   peppercorns, white wine, and saute for
   about a half an hour
3. to thicken; in add the 1/2 cup of butter
   in a separate fry pan, add 3 tbls of flour
  into the butter and stir well into a roux and
 add to the curry mixture and continue to stir
until well incorporated
4. cook the rice according to recipe and add the
   chicken curry on the rice and serve