Chicken Jacob -- Banana Chicken

A Swedish curry dish that features chicken and bananas? Yes. The history of the dish is a bit of a trip also Atlas Obscura – Flying Jacob

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces (or rotisserie cooked chicken)
• 6 ounces bacon, diced (pancetta is a good substitute if available)
• 1 finely-chopped onion
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce (or a hot and spicy ketchup)
• 1 chicken stock cube (something salty-- possibly fish sauce)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 sliced bananas
• 1/2 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts

Cooking and Preparation

• Cook the chicken together with the bacon and onion until the chicken is no longer translucent and beginning to brown (about 10-12 minutes); drain off any excess fat and add the cream; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer; add curry powder, chili sauce, stock cube and salt and pepper to taste (careful - the stock cube will add salt, too). Gently stir in the sliced bananas and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle over the peanuts and serve over rice.