East African Braised Chicken

Submitted by L. Duch

"This is a wonderful dish I found in "Cooking Light" magazine. This dish if full of flavor and despite all the ingredients, it is very easy to make. It's good served with rice and a flat bread. Braising in a this highly aromatic liquid yields an exceptionally flavorful and tender result."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut up into serving pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups vertically sliced onions
• 1 tablespoon peeled chopped fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1⁄2 dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped pitted dates
• 3 tablespoons golden raisins

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper.
3. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
4. Add chicken, cook 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
5. Remove the chicken from pan.
6. Add the onions to pan; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
7. Add the ginger and next 5 ingredients (ginger through garlic), cook for 1 minute.
8. Stir in chicken, broth and the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil.
9. Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

Reviews

[GinnyP]

This took more like 1 hour 45 minutes to make than the 1 hour 10 minutes stated, but worth every minute. It was very easy to make. The aroma throughout the house was incredible and the flavor was even more incredible. We absolutely loved this, LeeAnn!

 

[Mac C.]

Outstanding! Wonderful aroma; fabulous flavors... not overpowering, just great food.

 

[luvcookn]

This is a very moist and tender chicken. We enjoyed this very much. Made as directed...but for us...I will use a wee more spice next time. This will definately be made again. Thank you for sharing. Made this for African Recipe Fun.

 

[Ants36]

This is excellent! Somehow word has to get out about this recipe so more people try it. I made it exactly as written, and we all loved it. Try it, please! You won't be disappointed!

 

[Natalia 3]

This chicken was flavoursome, tender and very very easy to make. The only thing i did differently is adding about 3 cups of raw spinach towards the end and it was wonderful. I will certainly be making this again. Thank you for sharing a great recipe!