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WINE & FOOD | RECIPES

CHICKEN AND SPINACH 1 Set a wide saucepan over a medium-low heat. the boil, drain in a colander and cool under cold
COCONUT CURRY Once hot, add 5–6 tablespoons of the oil, running water. Squeeze dry, unfurl and place in a
This creamy curry can be made a day in advance. followed by the shallots, garlic and ginger. bowl. Cover and chill until needed.
If you want the spinach to retain its vivid colour, Fry gently for 10 minutes, or until the onions 4 Once the chicken has cooked for 15 minutes,
prepare it ahead and add just before serving. are soft and golden. Stir in the curry powder and remove from the heat and cool as quickly as you
• 8tbsp sunflower oil • 5tbsp tamarind cook for a further 5 minutes. can. Add the spinach now if you are not con-
• 400g shallots, paste 2 Cut the chicken breasts into 2.5cm chunks. cerned about it losing colour. Once the curry is
finely sliced • 640ml coconut Add the rest of the oil to the spiced shallot tepid, store covered in the fridge.
• 3 cloves garlic, cream mixture, increase the heat to high and stir in the 5 Shortly before serving, reheat the chicken
finely chopped • 520g washed chicken with a pinch of salt. Stir briskly until the curry, then, if necessary, stir in the blanched
• 1tbsp finely chopped baby-leaf chicken is coloured, then immediately mix in the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes.

peeled ginger spinach tamarind paste and coconut cream. Bring to To drink A fresh, aromatic, rounded white to
• 3tbsp mild curry To serve a simmer and reduce the heat to low. Season complement the delicately creamy, spicy dish,

powder • Steamed to taste, partially cover the pan and gently especially Pinot Gris (or Grigio), from Alsace or
• 8 skinned chicken basmati rice simmer for 15 minutes. New Zealand, or this one from Australia: Blind
breasts (about • 12 poppadoms 3 Meanwhile, drop the spinach into a large pan Spot King Valley Pinot Gris 2014, £7.50, The
900g) • Mango chutney of boiling water. As soon as it has returned to Wine Society (01438-741177).

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