I am never in touch with what is in season when… and for months now I have been craving a mongo chicken casserole, but there were no mangos to be found (even when the recipe urges you to use the canned variety – I could not locate these).
Let me also just put on the record that I do not like mangos on their own, it is a texture thing together with the hassle to eat them, but these mangos add the perfect sweet to the sour, and the nutty taste of the fried peppers just pulls everything together.
When I went for the weekly hunt in the grocery store this weekend, though, mangos were everywhere.
So, it was finally time.
Let me also just put on the record that I do not like mangos on their own, it is a texture thing together with the hassle to eat them, but these mangos add the perfect sweet to the sour, and the nutty taste of the fried peppers just pulls everything together.
In between loadshedding and 6 meetings on Monday I thought that we may need to get takeaways, but I persevered and am so happy that I did.
Yes, you can do it on the fire!
This is the recipe I followed… very vaguely.
We braaied the chicken with a little more spice than only salt and pepper, and I added it to the rest in the pot when it was already done. I served it with pasta rice, but I think couscous would be my first choice. It was loved and devoured by all.