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Moroccan Chicken

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozDried currants or raisins
1/4 cup 59mlDry Sherry
  Butter
3 tablespoons 45mlButter
2 tablespoons 30mlFinely-chopped onion
3 tablespoons 45mlAll-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlCurry powder
1 cup 237mlMilk
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozApple - peeled, diced (medium)
  Salt - to taste
6   Boned skinned chicken breast halves - patted dry
1/4 cup 23g / 0.8ozSlivered almonds - toasted

Recipe Instructions

Place currants in small bowl. Add Sherry and let soak 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter 8-inch square baking pan. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over low heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add flour and curry powder and stir 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Mix in currants with Sherry and apple. Season to taste with salt.

Arrange chicken in prepared pan in single layer. Cover with sauce. Top with almonds. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, April 1991

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