Tomato-Curry Chicken

Tomatoes are a relatively recent addition to Chinese cuisine, having been introduced only about one hundred years ago. Chinese cooks in the West, finding tomatoes in abundance in their adopted land, quickly recognized their versatility. For Chinese restaurants, tomatoes were ideal because they need little cooking, their colour brightens up any dish and in Chinese culture the colour red means happiness.

Of the many tomato combinations found on Chinese restaurant menus, one of my favo