Curry Apple Raisin Pie Food

APPLE AND RAISIN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine the spices and mix well together.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the onion and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes until onion starts to soften.
• Add the spices. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking.
• Add the chicken, mixing to fully coat it in spices. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Blend the yogurt and tomato paste together and add to the chicken mixture.
• Add the water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer the curry for 40 minutes.
• Add the apples and raisins and simmer for an additional 10 to 20 minutes.
• Serve over hot cooked rice. Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.

BEEF CURRY WITH APPLES AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a Ziploc bag. Add meat and shake until evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a skillet and brown meat in batches until caramelized. Remove from skillet and drain excess oil as needed.
• Sauté onion with a splash of beef stock until softened. Add bay leaf, curry powder, cloves, Splenda, and remaining stock. Bring to a simmer. Add meat and any accumulated juices. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat for an hour.
• Add fruit and potatoes to the pan and cook, covered, for another 45 minutes. Discard bay leaf, cloves, and garlic. Serve over the cooked couscous. (It's also good over rice).

APPLE-RAISIN CINNAMON BUN PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 piece of dough, and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pie.
• Make the cinnamon-roll crust: Lay the remaining piece of dough on a lightly floured surface, and spread 2 tablespoons of the butter evenly on top. Combine 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle evenly over the butter; gently press with your fingers to help the mixture adhere. Roll the dough up into a tight log. Trim and discard about 1 1/2 inches from each end, and cut the remaining log crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Arrange the pieces, cut-side down, in a snug circle on floured parchment paper. Lightly dust the pieces with flour, then gently roll out into a 10-inch round. Slide the parchment onto a baking sheet, and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pie.
• Put the dark and golden raisins in a medium bowl with hot water to cover. Let them soak until tender, about 5 minutes, then strain.
• Make the filling: Peel and core the apples, cut them into 1/2-inch-thick slices and toss with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the lemon juice in a large bowl. Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the firmer apples soften but hold their shape, 15 to 18 minutes. (The softer apples, like McIntosh, will get very soft and saucy.) Add the flour, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and the nutmeg and salt, and stir until the juices thicken, about 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in the raisins and let the filling cool completely. (The filling can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 2 days.)
• Fill the dough-lined pie plate with the filling in an even layer. Invert the cinnamon-roll crust on top, and peel off the parchment. (It's OK if the individual rounds separate a bit in the process.) Pinch the crusts together. Fold the overhanging dough under itself, and crimp as desired. Brush with the egg, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Bake the pie: Place a baking sheet in the oven, and preheat to 400 degrees F. Set the pie on the hot baking sheet, and bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 50 minutes. (Tent loosely with foil if the top browns too quickly.) Transfer to a rack to cool slightly.
• If using a glaze, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl until smooth. (Add more milk if the glaze is too thick.) Drizzle over the pie.

CURRIED RICE WITH APPLES AND PEAS

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan. Add the rice, onion, garlic, apple, curry powder and salt.
• Cook briefly, stirring, but do not brown.
• Add the water and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil, stirring. Cover tightly, and simmer for 17 minutes.
• Remove from the heat. Add the peas and the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Fluff the rice with a fork.
• Discard the bay leaf and serve.

APPLE RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients.
• Toss with apples and lemon juice.
• Add raisins.
• Toss again.
• Place in pastry lined pie plate.
• Dot with margarine.
• Cover with top crust.
• Seal and flute edge.
• Cut slits in top.
• Bake at 425 for 50 munutes until browned.

SHRIMP AND APPLE CURRY WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in apple and the next 3 ingredients; stir/saute for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Stir in flour and curry powder; cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Gradually add in milk, raisins, and broth, stirring constantly using a whisk.
• Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Lower heat and simmer for about 5 minutes or until thick.
• Stir in shrimp, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done.

DEEP DISH APPLE-RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees (bottom rack).
• In a large bowl, combine apples, raisins, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves.
• Mound mixture in prepared unbaked pastry shell; dot with small pieces of butter.
• Cover the filling with top pie crust; seal, and flute edges.
• Cut several vents/slits in top crust to vent out steam.
• Place on a cookie sheet if desired to prevent spills.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until crust is golden, and apples are tender.
• Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

APPLE RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Cut pastry sheet in half. Repackage and refrigerate one half for another use. On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining half into an 8-in. circle. Transfer to a 7-in. pie plate; flute edges., In a large bowl, combine the apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; place in crust. In a small bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, raisins, butter, egg and remaining sugar; spoon over top. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, covering edges with foil to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large non-stick pot, heat canola oil.
• Salt and pepper the chicken, and brown it in oil.
• Remove chicken.
• Add apples, onions, garlic, curry and cumin.
• Saute, stirring, 5 minutes.
• Add broth and raisins.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add rice and chicken.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender, about 60 minutes.
• Serve with condiments such as chutney, chopped peanuts, toasted coconut, minced cilantro or sliced scallions.

CHICKEN AND APPLE CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Saute apple and onion in butter or margarine until tender. Add curry powder and saute 1 minute more. Add flour and continue to cook 1 minute longer. Add stock or broth and milk; stir well.
• Salt and pepper chicken breasts to taste and lay in a single layer in a 9x13 inch (or larger) baking dish. Pour sauce mixture over chicken breasts and bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until chicken is done.

CURRY APPLE RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• - Cut apples into small pieces (for faster cooking time, cut into matchstick-size pieces).
• - Combine sugar, cut apples, raisins, cinnamon, salt, flour, vanilla, and curry until completely incorporated. (You want to mix until some juice starts to form at the bottom of bowl).
• - Move mixture to a sauce pan and heat on medium fire, stir constantly as sugar will melt quickly and can burn. (You want to cook until apples are tender and you get a thick brown bubbly mixture on bottom of pan -- this is the good stuff!).
• - Line an oven-proof bowl or casserole pan with bakers paper, and lay crust inside with edges of crust hanging over the edges.
• - Pour apple mixture into the pie crust, and carefully (it's hot!) gather the edges of the pie crust to the middle by pinching the ends together. If you did this right, it should look like a little white sack with the opening pinched closed in the middle.
• - Prick top with fork.
• - Optional: Glaze top with mixture of one egg white to 1 tbsp milk.
• - Bake in oven until crust has a golden color.