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| 417a6f | Tim Prendergast | 2025-08-23 01:06:59 | 1 | # Chicken Jacob -- Banana Chicken |
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| 3 | A Swedish curry dish that features chicken and bananas? |
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| 4 | Yes. |
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| 5 | The history of the dish is a bit of a trip also [Atlas Obscura – Flying Jacob](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swedish-chicken-banana-casserole-flying-jacob) |
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| 7 | ### Ingredients |
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| 9 | - 4 chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces (or rotisserie cooked chicken) |
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| 10 | - 6 ounces bacon, diced (pancetta is a good substitute if available) |
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| 11 | - 1 finely-chopped onion |
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| 12 | - 1 can coconut milk |
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| 13 | - 1 tablespoon curry powder |
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| 14 | - 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce (or a hot and spicy ketchup) |
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| 15 | - 1 chicken stock cube (something salty-- possibly fish sauce) |
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| 16 | - salt and pepper, to taste |
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| 17 | - 2 sliced bananas |
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| 18 | - 1/2 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts |
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| 20 | ### Cooking and Preparation |
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| 22 | - 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. |
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| 23 | - 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. |
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| 24 | - Sprinkle over the peanuts and serve over rice. |