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Chicken with Prunes Apricots and Honey
i found this in a magazine, but i have changed a few things to suit our tastes. we usually have this over cous cous, with a couple of moroccan salads that i plan to post seperately.
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Ingredients
- chicken pieces
- olive oil
- yellow onion
- cinnamon
- saffron thread
- ground turmeric
- ground ginger
- black pepper
- chicken stock
- honey
- prunes
- dried apricots
- sesame seeds
- butter
- blanched almonds
- preserved lemon
Preparation
- 1heat the oil in a large pan , and brown the chicken pieces in batches
- 2pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the oil , and add the onion , cooking and stirring until soft
- 3stir in the spices and cook for 1 minute
- 4return the chicken to the pan , and toss to coat in the onion mixture
- 5add the stock and simmer , covered for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender
- 6remove the chicken pieces from the pan
- 7cover to keep warm
- 8add the honey , prunes and apricots to the pan , then simmer , uncovered , for about 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly
- 9meanwhile , put sesame seeds in a small heated pan and cook , stirring over a medium heat until browned
- 10remove the seeds
- 11melt the butter in the same pan and cook almonsd , stirring until lightly browned
- 12return the chicken to the sauce , and cook covered until the chicken is hot
- 13serve sprinkled with sesame seeds , almonds and preserved lemon