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Chicken Scarlett

Created: October 16, 2014 Updated: May 3, 2020 by lyuba 8 Comments

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This is one unusual and amazingly delicious dinner! Chicken cooked with bananas, pecans and raisins in a creamy banana curry sauce. Absolutely mind-blowing!

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This week has been a walk down food memory lane for me. I made another dish that we used to serve at our family restaurant. It was incredibly popular. That’s probably why I remember it so well, because of how many people loved it. Although back then, it took me a long time to even try it. Something about fruit in savory dishes used to throw me off. The day I finally tried it, I actually said “Oh…my…God, this is incredible!” That may have been the moment I started trying foods that I didn’t think I liked.

I was a little nervous about recreating this dish after so many years because there are never actual recipes when it comes to my family. All the cooks in my family are either trained chefs or life-time cooks who don’t use recipes. When it comes to cooking, I don’t use recipes either and actually have to remind myself to write down and measure what I make because I just go. Can’t tell you how many recipes I have not posted because I forgot to write down the recipes.

So, any time I call my mom about a dish, our conversation goes something like this:

“Hey mom, how did you make Chicken Scarlett at the cafe?”

“Bananas, curry, you know,… some banana liquor.”

“Oh, ok. Got it, thanks!”

That’s pretty much it. I’m glad to have cooking experience (and I know not to ever ask my mom for measurements) because I really doubt that anyone else would be able to get a recipe out of her. I’m sure that if you would put a dish in front of a chef and ask them to taste and recreate, they could  do it in a flash but like I mentioned, I haven’t even tasted this dish in over 12 years. Needless to sat, I’m extremely proud of myself for getting this recipe spot on from memory and mom’s description.

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Chicken Scarlett

Chicken cooked with bananas, pecans and raisins in a creamy banana curry sauce.
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, chicken scarlett, curry, pecans, raisins

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 oz raising
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 Tbsp banana liqueur
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • salt

Instructions

  • (If the chicken breasts are thick, slice them in half, width-wise.) Preheat a cooking pan with some oil over medium heat and cook chicken breasts with a little salt until almost done. Take out chicken and set it aside.
  • In the same pan, deglaze the pan with banana liqueur and add chicken stock.
  • Add sliced banana, raisins and nuts.
  • Add heavy cream. Season with salt and curry powder, stir well. Cook for 3-5 minutes and add chicken back to the pan.
  • Cook chicken, still over medium heat, for about 10 minutes. Make sure to carefully flip the chicken half way through for even cooking.
  • *Recommended to serve with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Justine@CookingandBeer says

    October 16, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a recipe that I’ve been more intrigued by! Thank you for being awesome and recreating it! I have GOT to try this! Pinned!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 24, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      I’m so glad you are intrigued! It really is worth a try, it’s tasty!
      Thank you, Justine!

      Reply
  2. Chelai says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:13 am

    I am totally intrigued by this recipe. We even have the banana liquer but I do have a question. My husband does not like raisins. If I omit them will it take away from the flavor or do you have an alternative suggestion?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 24, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      Hi, Chelai! It won’t change the taste much if you omit raisins. It just add a little something but will be good nevertheless if you don’t add them.
      I hope you will like it!
      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Marta Johnston says

    November 8, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    This recipe is SO intriguing!!! What is the origin? It almost sounds Caribbean. I’m definitely going to try it, just curious:)

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      November 8, 2014 at 8:33 pm

      Hi Marta! I honestly don’t think it has an origin because it was made up by a chef that my mom knew and then she recreated it and then I recreated it 🙂 It is so good though, I really hope you’ll get a chance to make it.

      Reply
  4. Jeanette says

    April 8, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    Banana liqueur is a pretty specialized ingredient that I wouldn’t anticipate finding in many other dishes. Can you suggest any alternative for the recipe?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 9, 2015 at 3:24 pm

      Hi Jeanette!
      I wouldn’t recommend and substitution only because of how big of a role it plays in the sauce but what I do for these types of ingredients, is so to one of those big wine and liquor stores (like Total Wine) and get a small bottle of liquor that I need. They are usually 2-3 oz and cost a couple of dollars. That way I just get what I need for recipes and don’t have to have a whole bottle. Big stores like that usually carry a large variety of small bottles.
      I hope this helps!
      Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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