Festive Chicken
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup pineapple-orange juice concentrate
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 each chicken 4 pounds, broiler, skinned, cut into serving pieces
- 23 cup matzo meal
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil italian
- 2 medium onions coarsely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Ribs celery coarsely chopped
- 2 each apples, granny smith peeled, pared, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons parsley leaves minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1 each pineapple, fresh fresh, sliced
- Put 2 tablespoons of honey in 8 oz.
- measure.
- While stirring, add concentrate, cloves and paprika.
- Fill with water to 8 oz.
- mark and stir.
- Pour into a wide bowl.
- Rinse and dry chicken.
- Prick all over with sharp-pronged fork.
- Add to bowl, turning several times to coat.
- Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
- Arrange pieces on large flat plate.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup matzo meal, pressing to adhere.
- Turn.
- Repeat on other side until all is evenly coated.
- Chill in freezer for 10 minutes Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
- Heat 1 tb.
- oil in large, well-seasoned iron skillet.
- In bowl, combine onions, garlic, celery and apples.
- Strew 1/4 cup across hot oiled skillet.
- Cook for 30 seconds over med-hi heat.
- Add half the chicken and lightly brown on both sides ( 5 min), scooping up and turning with sharp edged spatula.
- Transfer chic.
- and browned particles to plate.
- Add another tablespoon of oil.
- Repeat until all is browned.
- Saute remaining vegetable-apple mix until lightly browned, scraping bottom of skillet to loosen particles.
- Add marinade around edges of skillet.
- Add 2 tb.
- parsley and bring to a boil, stirring to combine.
- Return chicken to pan, spooning with thick sauce.
- Cover and simmer on top of stove for 3 min.
- Baste.
- Place in center of oven for 50 minutes, spooning with sauce once, midway.
- Remove from oven.
- Sprinkle salt evenly over all.
- In cup, blend remaining tb.
- of honey with lemon juice and mustard.
- Pour over chicken.
- Re-cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Drain chicken of sauce and arrange pieces on large warmed serving plate.
- Stir sauce and reheat briefly.
- Spoon some of it over the chick.
- Cut each pineapple slice into thirds and arrange around sides of plate in neat pattern.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with remaining parsley; serve extra sauce on side.
honey, pineappleorange juice concentrate, paprika, chicken, matzo meal, olive oil italian, onions, garlic, celery, apples, parsley, salt, lemon juice fresh, mustard, pineapple
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/festive-chicken-47831 (may not work)