Spanish Style Sweet And Sour Chicken

• 3 lbs mixed bone-in skin on chicken breasts and chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup blanched whole almond
• 2 slices about 1/2 inch thick French bread
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sherry wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

1. On tray in oven(or in toaster oven), place almonds and bread. Bake at 350u0b0 F until light brown, 3-5 minutes, turning once. Set aside and cool to room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
3. With scissors, trim chicken skin so it just covers meat. Cut chicken breasts in half crosswise (if wings are attached, remove and discard tips). Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
4. In large heavy skillet over medium high heat, place olive oil. Add chicken in batches, starting with skin side down and turning once until well browned on all sides; move to 2-l/2 quart casserole with cover.
5. Discard oil in skillet but retain browned bits and any remaining chicken juices. Return skillet to medium heat and add butter and chicken broth. Simmer, stirring, until all brown bits are incorporated into the stock mixture; set aside.
6. Tear toasted bread into small pieces and place in small bowl containing vinegar. Place almonds in food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add soaked bread, cinnamon, ginger and sugar to processor and pulse until smooth. Pour in juices from skillet and process again.
7. Pour sauce over chicken, cover and bake about 30 minutes or until tender and internal temperature reaches 170u0b0F
8. Arrange chicken with sauce on platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

mixed bone, almond, bread, salt, pepper, olive oil, unsalted butter, chicken broth, sherry wine vinegar, ground cinnamon, ginger, sugar, flat leaf parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spanish-style-sweet-and-sour-chicken-376865 (may not work)