Spiced Chicken Legs with Apricots and Raisins
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 4 chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 2/3 cup dried apricots, quartered
- 1/4 cup dark or golden raisins
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- In a large, deep frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat.
- Season the chicken thighs and drumsticks with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken until browned, turning, about 8 minutes in all.
- Remove.
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan.
- Reduce the heat to moderately low.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pan; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes.
- Add the broth, the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, the allspice, and the red-pepper flakes.
- Add the chicken, apricots, and raisins.
- Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, and simmer the chicken, partially covered, until just done, about 20 minutes.
- Serve topped with the parsley.
cooking oil, chicken thighs, chicken, salt, freshground black pepper, onion, garlic, chicken broth, allspice, redpepper, dried apricots, golden raisins, parsley
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spiced-chicken-legs-apricots-and-raisins (may not work)