So, my sister-in-law Jennifer and mother-in-law Renee have been asking for the recipe for this dish that we like to eat here. We first had it at a restaurant that we frequent. I have no idea how they make theirs so I claim no true expertise, but we make something similar at home. I made it for lunch today, so I wrote down what I did and thought I would post it on here in case anyone else is interested. For those of you who know Dan well, you will be shocked that he likes this meal once you see what is in it. But I promise, he would eat it every week if I would fix it. Even more amazing perhaps is that Zeke likes it as well. Zeke is much like his father in his eating habits. They both believe the food pyramid was meant to be inverted! Anyway, here it is:
3 green peppers, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes
3 chicken breast, cut in bite size pieces
2 long, skinny, hot green peppers (Dan thinks it's the peppers that are in the Louisiana hot pepper sauce - ours come in a jar here) - you can put more of less based on your taste preference 1 lemon (squeezed)
olive oil
salt
garlic
thyme
cumin
Heat oil in a skillet. Saute green peppers, onion, garlic and salt until tender. Remove from skillet. Saute chicken in oil and garlic. Cook until done. Return pepper/onion mixture to skillet with chicken. Add the remainder of the ingredients and simmer until most of the juices have boiled off. I think mine probably cooked 20 minutes or so. Serve with rice . . . and here is the problem. You also serve it with this special, super thin bread called Yufka. You wrap the bread around bites of the rice and sauce to eat it. I don't know if there is something in the States that could be substituted or not. Maybe you have a suggestion. I did find a recipe on the Internet for it, but it seems like it would be a huge hassle.
The sauce stuff
Yufka
The finished product
