Moroccan Braised Chicken
- 3 12 lbs chicken breast halves, thighs, and drumsticks
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 lbs shallots, peeled (about 11 large)
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 12 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 12 teaspoon turmeric
- 18 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 12 dates, pitted, halved
- 14 cup almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped
- 14 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and flour.
- Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add half of chicken pieces to pot and cook until browned on all sides, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to baking sheet or platter; repeat with remaining chicken.
- Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pot and discard.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Add shallots to pot; saute until golden, about 6 minutes.
- Add cinnamon sticks, ginger, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne.
- Stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Increase heat to high; add broth and 3 tablespoons lemon juice.
- Bring to boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until shallots begin to soften, about 18 minutes.
- Place chicken pieces atop shallots in pot.
- Bring to boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until juices run clear when thickest part of drumstick is pierced with knife, about 25 minutes.
- Transfer chicken and shallots to platter; tent with foil.
- Boil juices in pot until slightly thickened.
- Stir in dates and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently until dates are heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Pour sauce and dates over chicken.
- Sprinkle with almonds and cilantro, and serve.
- Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Braised-Chicken-with-Dates-and-Moroccan-Spices-361592#ixzz2VZfnym7Z.
chicken, flour, extravirgin olive oil, shallots, cinnamon sticks, ground ginger, ground cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, lemon juice, dates, almonds, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moroccan-braised-chicken-501512 (may not work)