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Ginger Apricot Chicken

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Yield: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 3 1/2 pound air-chilled chicken, or equivalent weight of thighs
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups dried apricot
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 large onion, finely, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated ginger, root
  • 1 cinnamon, stick, roughly, separated
  • 8 green cardamom pod, lightly, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups tomato, juice
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh coriander

Directions

  1. With kitchen shears, cut along both sides of chicken backbone; cut off wing tips. Reserve backbone and wing-tips for stock. Cut chicken in half along breastbone, then each side into 4 pieces: thigh, drumstick, and breast cut on diagonal to produce 2 more or less equal pieces. Cut off wings if desired. Pull skin off chicken pieces, cutting drumsticks around joint to release skin easily; trim off excess fat. Place in bowl. Combine ginger and salt; sprinkle over chicken pieces, rubbing well to coat pieces evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or for up to 12.
  2. Meanwhile, cover apricots with boiling water; let stand for 30 minutes.
  3. In shallow Dutch oven or large deep skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken pieces on all sides; transfer to plate.
  4. Drain off any fat; reduce heat to medium. Melt butter; stir in onion, sugar, half of the fresh gingerroot, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and pepper. Cook, stirring, often until tender and golden, about 8 minutes.
  5. Stir in tomatoes, tomato juice, apricots and their soaking water. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring up brown bits; boil for 5 minutes or until tomatoes meld into the liquid. Add all but 2 tablespoons (25 mL) of the coriander. Return chicken to pan and reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer, turning chicken once, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 20 minutes.
  6. Place remaining ginger in fine sieve; press out juice. Sprinkle over chicken. Turn to distribute evenly. Arrange chicken and sauce on warmed platter; sprinkle with remaining coriander.
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Lynn Crawford will do whatever it takes to get at the best, freshest ingredients in the world. She’ll take on any challenge, relying on locals to show her how it’s done.

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