Massive Attack – Protection (1994)

[Album 598/1001]

This afternoon, I’ll be picking up some ingredients for one of my favourite slow-cooker recipes: Coconut Curry Chicken.

Spoiler alert, it’s delicious.

I think there are a few reasons it works so well.

a) We don’t prepare it all that often, it’s a nice change of pace

b) There is an extraordinary mix of savoury & sweet in the coconut curry concoction (garlic/coconut/granny smith apple/curry powder…)

c) The chicken is served on a bed of basmati rice. The rice is perhaps unremarkable on its own, but an essential pairing with the slow cooker creation.

And I’m not allergic to anything in the dish, bonus!

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Now for the inevitable (and in this case, precariously multi-layered) metaphor:

a) Tracey Thorn (from Everything But the Girl) appears on tracks 1 & 6.

When she sings, it’s as divine as walking through the front door to the aroma of coconut curry chicken in the slow cooker.

Much like with any curry dish, I wasn’t interested as a teen, but now I’m a huge fan.

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b) When Tracey is not singing…I’m not necessarily allergic to what I’m hearing.

Though it feels like something’s missing, akin to eating Basmati rice on its own.

Which my middle daughter would enjoy all day without complaint.

But I prefer the a) and b) pairing, or when in doubt, pick c)…

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c) Tracey Thorn + Massive Attack = Coconut Curry Chicken on a bed of Basmati rice

Sounds deelish!

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Verbalize the Positive

A tip of the hat to the ‘300 Slow Cooker Favorites’ book – we haven’t made it through all 300 recipes, but they are batting 1000 so far!