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Honey Apricot Chicken

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Chicken - cut up 8 pieces
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlCumin - dried
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlGinger - ground
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlCoriander - dried
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlTurmeric
1   Pepper
1   Cinnamon - ground
1 tablespoon 15mlButter
1 tablespoon 15mlOil - vegetable
2   Onions - thinly sliced
2   Garlic cloves - minced
1/2 cup 118mlChicken stock
1/3 cup 78mlHoney - liquid
2   Lemons - sliced
  Cinnamon sticks - optional
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch
4   Apricots - canned - quartered

Recipe Instructions

Cut chicken into 8 pieces.; remove skin. In large bowl, combine cumin, ginger, coriander, cinnamon and pepper. Add chicken, toss to coat. In large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium-high heat; cook chicken for 10 - 12 minutes or until browned on all sides. Drain off all but 1 Tbsp of the fat. Add onions and garlic, pour in 1/3 cup of the stock and the honey, stirring and spooning over chicken.

Arrange half of lemon slices over chicken, tuck in cinnamon sticks (if using). Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer, basting occasionally for 25 to 30 minutes until chicken is no longer pink inside. Transfer chicken and cinnamon sticks to warm platter; keep warm. Discard lemon. Over high heat, bring liquid to a boil. Blend remaining stock with cornstarch, whisk into skillet and cook, stirring constantly for 3 minutes or until smooth and thickened. Add remaining lemon and apricots, heat through.

Taste and adjust seasonings. Pour over the chicken.

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