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These
days people confuse good food with love. When you're with
someone new the best seduction strategy is to make something
really delicious like this. Chances are, they've been eating
insipid food and a dish this tasty will make them all emotional
and stuff. They won't know exactly where all these emotions
are coming from or why, but the food will be an unlikely suspect.
After all, good food is be bad for you. God forbid it is the
food that's getting them all riled up. Instead, their minds
will do a little transference: if it isn't the food making
them feel this way, it must be you!. Seduction complete.
2 chicken breasts
(normal, as in bones & skin)
¼ cup of fresh cilantro, chopped
¼ cup of fresh dill, chopped
¼ cup of fresh basil, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove of finely chopped garlic
2 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
juice of 1 lemon with a ½ teaspoon of lemon zest
¼ teaspoon of paprika
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of butter
salt and pepper
In
a nice pot, heat up your oil and butter on medium and put
in the chicken fat side down. Sauté for about 3 minutes until
golden. Flip and cook for another minute.
Push
the chicken to the side and add the garlic and onions and
cook for a few minutes until either the onions or garlic are
just starting to brown in 2 minutes or so. Lower the heat
to low and cook for about 10 minutes.
Next,
add the tomatoes, the chicken, paprika, salt pepper, and half
of the lemon juice, half of the cilantro, half of the dill,
and half of the basil.
Cover
again and continue cooking on low for 30 minutes.
Right
before serving, add the other half of the lemon juice, cilantro,
dill and basil, which will be very fresh and bright.
Serves
2 with basmati rice.
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